Gelos
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 27 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gelos (INSEE 64237) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées. Population 3,637 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/64237-gelos
Vitality score
Vitality score 43.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 27 % of the 6,090 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.34 | 25 | 8.4 |
| Social | 0.37 | 20 | 7.49 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.31 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE MOULIN DE PYRENE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON PONCHEL). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL BY CASINO · L'AME DES SAVEURS). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (CHEZ MARTINE · LORD SANDWICH · LA STATION GOURMANDE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE BISTROT DU PRADEAU). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ANDRE CASTRO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PIERRE CASTAGNOS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LA CHANTERIE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (YANN PERRIN, MÉDECIN · FRANÇOIS PAGÈS, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE COURTIADE, MÉDECIN · GILLES MICHAUD, MÉDECIN · CEDRIC LAFARGUE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES HARAS DE GELOS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (GELOS VIVAL RP). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (STADE PASCAL GARROCQ ET BASE DE PLEIN AIR · LYCEE D ENSEIGNEMENT PROFESSIONNEL). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (SWING COIFFURE · JOSE COIFF A DOMICILE · COIFFURE NATHALIE FIALA · MT COIFFURE · L'ESPRIT COIFFURE BY STEPH). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE MOULIN DE PYRENE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | MAISON PONCHEL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | VIVAL BY CASINO · L'AME DES SAVEURS | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | CHEZ MARTINE · LORD SANDWICH · LA STATION GOURMANDE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE BISTROT DU PRADEAU | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ANDRE CASTRO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PIERRE CASTAGNOS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LA CHANTERIE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | YANN PERRIN, MÉDECIN · FRANÇOIS PAGÈS, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE COURTIADE, MÉDECIN · GILLES MICHAUD, MÉDECIN · CEDRIC LAFARGUE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES HARAS DE GELOS | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | GELOS VIVAL RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | STADE PASCAL GARROCQ ET BASE DE PLEIN AIR · LYCEE D ENSEIGNEMENT PROFESSIONNEL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 5 | SWING COIFFURE · JOSE COIFF A DOMICILE · COIFFURE NATHALIE FIALA · MT COIFFURE · L'ESPRIT COIFFURE BY STEPH | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday 8h00 à 13h00 for Tuesday; morning for Sunday place de la Liberté. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,593 (2012) → 3,637 (2023): 1.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,529 (1990) → 3,637 (2023): 3.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,907, of which 1.5 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gelos): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Gelos): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Gelos): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Pau): 0.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Gelos): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 22 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PAU-(CIMETIERE) weather station, 1.8 km away at 202 m; the village itself is at 178 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 13 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PAU-UZEIN, 11.7 km away at 183 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 1,074 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 8.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PAU-(CIMETIERE), 1.8 km away at 202 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64237/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.gelos.fr/articles/marche-hebdomadaire-2d4886d0-913e-4776-8e52-7a1cb85e2e5a/— “Chaque mardi matin de 8h00 à 13h00 , sur la place de la Liberté, des producteurs sont à votre disposition”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64237/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64237/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64237/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64237
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64445
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Ban-Saint-Martin | 57 | 820 km NE | 4,684 | 53.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 50 % · humidity 14 % |
| Rivery | 80 | 764 km N | 3,636 | 41.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 59 % · humidity 14 % |
| Barby | 73 | 564 km NE | 3,772 | 37.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 26 % · humidity 7 % |
| Saint-Julien-lès-Metz | 57 | 823 km NE | 3,554 | 45.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 50 % · humidity 14 % |
| La Sentinelle | 59 | 838 km N | 3,103 | 44.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 68 % · humidity 14 % |
| Royat | 63 | 387 km NE | 4,479 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 55 % · humidity 14 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royat | 63 | 387 km NE | 4,479 | 50.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 55 % · humidity 14 % |
| Barby | 73 | 564 km NE | 3,772 | 37.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 26 % · humidity 7 % |
| Rivery | 80 | 764 km N | 3,636 | 41.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 59 % · humidity 14 % |
| Le Ban-Saint-Martin | 57 | 820 km NE | 4,684 | 53.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 50 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Julien-lès-Metz | 57 | 823 km NE | 3,554 | 45.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 50 % · humidity 14 % |
| La Sentinelle | 59 | 838 km N | 3,103 | 44.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 68 % · humidity 14 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Gelos's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jurançon | 64 | 1.6 km W | 7,040 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aussillon | 81 | 222 km E | 5,527 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Féliu-d'Avall | 66 | 261 km E | 2,950 | 65.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Toulenne | 33 | 142 km N | 2,881 | 53.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Podensac | 33 | 152 km N | 3,269 | 45.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bizanos | 64 | 1.3 km E | 4,592 | 58.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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