Lescar
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 76.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lescar (INSEE 64335) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées. Population 9,455 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/64335-lescar
Vitality score
Vitality score 76.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 100 % of the 2,597 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 | 0.65 | 25 | 16.14 |
| Social | 0.96 | 20 | 19.18 |
| Education | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Health | 0.7 | 10 | 6.96 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SOCIETE PATISSERIE LANNE · MAISON LANNE · LA BISCUITERIE DE MR LAURENT · SARL P.L.C. DISTRIBUTION · JEFF DE BRUGES). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (GRAND FRAIS · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE NOTRE DAME · LUVEAG SAS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LUSO ALIMENTATION SERVICES). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR · ACTION). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE TRAITEUR DU BILAA). [3,4]
46 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · SARL LY VIET-NAM T ET P · PRESSION PALOISE · JAM PUB · LE PETIT MOKA). [3,4]
10 × Café / bar (LA CAVE A BIERE · EUROP'CAFE · BEACH BEER · LUCY'S · HENRI FOOD COURT). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES PRES · ECOLE MATERNELLE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DU LAOU). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL FORT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE APPLIC V HUGO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CALANDRETA · ECOLE PRIM PRIV INSTIT NOT DAM). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE SIMIN PALAY · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-MARC FERNANDEZ, MÉDECIN · XAVIER MICOULEAU, MÉDECIN · CORINNE FRADET, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE FERNANDEZ, MÉDECIN · FLORIAN RABILLER, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE PLAISANCE · PHARMACIE DUIZABO · PHARMACIE VICTOR HUGO). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LESCAR). [3]
1 × Cinema (CGR LESCAR). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF PAUL FORT · LYCEE JACQUES MONOD · COMPLEXE VICTOR HUGO · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DESIRE GARRAIN · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME). [3]
5 × Bank (CEP DE LESCAR · CIC SOCIETE BORDELAISE · IMMOBANQUES · SOCIETE GENERALE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PYRENEES GASCOGNE). [3]
16 × Hairdresser (MERY MARIE-SOPHIE · ANABELA COIFFURE · ATLANTIF COIFFURE · IGLESIAS HERMINIA · LAETITIA COIFFURE). [3,4]
6 × Hotel (IBIS PAU LESCAR · BRIT HÔTEL · NOVOTEL · B B HOTEL · IBIS BUDGET). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING CITY NATURE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 6 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | SOCIETE PATISSERIE LANNE · MAISON LANNE · LA BISCUITERIE DE MR LAURENT · SARL P.L.C. DISTRIBUTION · JEFF DE BRUGES | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | GRAND FRAIS · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE NOTRE DAME · LUVEAG SAS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LUSO ALIMENTATION SERVICES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR · ACTION | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | POISSONNERIE TRAITEUR DU BILAA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 46 | BUFFALO GRILL · SARL LY VIET-NAM T ET P · PRESSION PALOISE · JAM PUB · LE PETIT MOKA | INSEE BPE 46 / INSEE SIRENE 66 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 10 | LA CAVE A BIERE · EUROP'CAFE · BEACH BEER · LUCY'S · HENRI FOOD COURT | INSEE SIRENE 10 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LES PRES · ECOLE MATERNELLE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DU LAOU | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL FORT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE APPLIC V HUGO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CALANDRETA · ECOLE PRIM PRIV INSTIT NOT DAM | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE SIMIN PALAY · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | JEAN-MARC FERNANDEZ, MÉDECIN · XAVIER MICOULEAU, MÉDECIN · CORINNE FRADET, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE FERNANDEZ, MÉDECIN · FLORIAN RABILLER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DE PLAISANCE · PHARMACIE DUIZABO · PHARMACIE VICTOR HUGO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LESCAR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CGR LESCAR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF PAUL FORT · LYCEE JACQUES MONOD · COMPLEXE VICTOR HUGO · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DESIRE GARRAIN · COLLEGE PRIVE NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CEP DE LESCAR · CIC SOCIETE BORDELAISE · IMMOBANQUES · SOCIETE GENERALE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PYRENEES GASCOGNE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 16 | MERY MARIE-SOPHIE · ANABELA COIFFURE · ATLANTIF COIFFURE · IGLESIAS HERMINIA · LAETITIA COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 6 | IBIS PAU LESCAR · BRIT HÔTEL · NOVOTEL · B B HOTEL · IBIS BUDGET | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING CITY NATURE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 9,995 (2012) → 9,455 (2023): -5.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 5,793 (1990) → 9,455 (2023): 63.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,513, of which 1.3 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lescar): 1.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lescar): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Lons): 1.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Lescar): 1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lescar): 0.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
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. [10]
Measured at the PAU-(CIMETIERE) weather station, 3.9 km away at 202 m; the village itself is at 183 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 13 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PAU-UZEIN, 6.7 km away at 183 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 1,074 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 8.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PAU-(CIMETIERE), 3.9 km away at 202 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64335/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64335/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64335/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64335/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64335
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64348
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaponost | 69 | 487 km NE | 9,382 | 61.7 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 73 % · humidity 14 % |
| Saint-Doulchard | 18 | 473 km NE | 9,647 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 72 % · humidity 14 % |
| Chécy | 45 | 542 km N | 9,083 | 52.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 55 % |
| Portet-sur-Garonne | 31 | 148 km E | 9,782 | 68.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Grand-Couronne | 76 | 680 km N | 9,768 | 65.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 86 % · humidity 21 % |
| La Fare-les-Oliviers | 13 | 454 km E | 9,039 | 67 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 99 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portet-sur-Garonne | 31 | 148 km E | 9,782 | 68.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Fare-les-Oliviers | 13 | 454 km E | 9,039 | 67 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 99 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Doulchard | 18 | 473 km NE | 9,647 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 72 % · humidity 14 % |
| Chaponost | 69 | 487 km NE | 9,382 | 61.7 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 73 % · humidity 14 % |
| Chécy | 45 | 542 km N | 9,083 | 52.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 55 % |
| Grand-Couronne | 76 | 680 km N | 9,768 | 65.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 86 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Lescar'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thuir | 66 | 269 km E | 8,243 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pézilla-la-Rivière | 66 | 268 km E | 4,129 | 49.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Terrasson-Lavilledieu | 24 | 243 km NE | 6,218 | 63.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bizanos | 64 | 6.4 km SE | 4,592 | 58.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ille-sur-Têt | 66 | 258 km E | 5,556 | 60.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mourenx | 64 | 18 km W | 5,695 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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