Lons
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lons (INSEE 64348) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées. Population 13,606 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 61.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 1,815 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.45 |
| Education | 0.31 | 10 | 3.13 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.12 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.97 | 10 | 9.7 |
| 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]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AUX PETITS PAINS GOURMANDS · L AMI DES PAINS DE LONS · LES DELICES DU BEARN · PATISSERIE DU MOULIN). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (VIAND'ART). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES FROMAGERIES OCCITANES · AYNGARAN · AUX COURS DES HALLES · CENTRE RNPC). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (B & M · LIDL · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · AHYPER 2). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (MORILLON MAREE LONS). [3,4]
28 × Restaurant (MC DONALD'S · MAISON PAON · FERREIRINHA GUEDES AGOSTINHO). [3,4]
9 × Café / bar (LE VOGUE · COMPLEXE LA NOCHE · L'ESTANQUET). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE SYLVAIN TOULET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DU PERLIC). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LE PERLIC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE HENRI PERROT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LARTIGUE). [3]
13 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CÉLINE VIELLARD, MÉDECIN · MARIE-JOSE CAMI-CHAMBAUD, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE JUNGMANN, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINA GOUZÈNES, MÉDECIN · LAURENT MAGOT, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU MOULIN · PHARMACIE DES 7 CANTONS LONS). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LONS CARREFOUR EXPRESS MOULIN RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LONS BP 10213). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF GEORGES MARTIN · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU MOULIN). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE D EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · BANQUE POPULAIRE AQUITAINE CENTRE ATLANTIQUE · EMPRUNTIS · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
14 × Hairdresser (SOCIETE CDC · FRANCOISE COIFFURE · PASCALE HERVE BUIL · REGINE). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (BRIT HOTEL PAU LONS · ECO RELAIS · LE RELAIS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 9 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | AUX PETITS PAINS GOURMANDS · L AMI DES PAINS DE LONS · LES DELICES DU BEARN · PATISSERIE DU MOULIN | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | VIAND'ART | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | LES FROMAGERIES OCCITANES · AYNGARAN · AUX COURS DES HALLES · CENTRE RNPC | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | B & M · LIDL · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · AHYPER 2 | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | MORILLON MAREE LONS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 28 | MC DONALD'S · MAISON PAON · FERREIRINHA GUEDES AGOSTINHO | INSEE BPE 28 / INSEE SIRENE 46 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 9 | LE VOGUE · COMPLEXE LA NOCHE · L'ESTANQUET | INSEE SIRENE 9 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOL MATE SYLVAIN TOULET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DU PERLIC | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LE PERLIC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE HENRI PERROT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LARTIGUE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 13 | CÉLINE VIELLARD, MÉDECIN · MARIE-JOSE CAMI-CHAMBAUD, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE JUNGMANN, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINA GOUZÈNES, MÉDECIN · LAURENT MAGOT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DU MOULIN · PHARMACIE DES 7 CANTONS LONS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LONS CARREFOUR EXPRESS MOULIN RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LONS BP 10213 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF GEORGES MARTIN · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU MOULIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE D EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE AQUITAINE POITOU CHARENTES · BANQUE POPULAIRE AQUITAINE CENTRE ATLANTIQUE · EMPRUNTIS · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 14 | SOCIETE CDC · FRANCOISE COIFFURE · PASCALE HERVE BUIL · REGINE | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | BRIT HOTEL PAU LONS · ECO RELAIS · LE RELAIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday matins. [5]
Trajectory
Population 12,068 (2012) → 13,606 (2023): 12.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 9,254 (1990) → 13,606 (2023): 47 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,915, of which 1.3 % second homes and 4.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lons): 0.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Lons): 0.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Lons): 0.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Lons): 0.6 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Lons): 0.3 km to the 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. [10]
Measured at the PAU-(CIMETIERE) weather station, 2.7 km away at 202 m; the village itself is at 164 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 13 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PAU-UZEIN, 7.7 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), 2.7 km away at 202 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
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 — 64348/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-lons.fr/— “Marché de Lons : tous les mercredis matins”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64348/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64348/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64348/logement/2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande | 35 | 539 km N | 13,800 | 53.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 89 % · humidity 14 % |
| Andrésy | 78 | 658 km N | 13,834 | 48.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 58 % · humidity 14 % |
| Fleury-Mérogis | 91 | 628 km N | 13,721 | 44.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 14 % |
| Mouvaux | 59 | 864 km N | 13,369 | 50.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 81 % · humidity 14 % |
| Vaires-sur-Marne | 77 | 661 km N | 13,931 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 78 % · humidity 14 % |
| Anzin | 59 | 839 km N | 13,183 | 57.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 68 % · humidity 14 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande | 35 | 539 km N | 13,800 | 53.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 89 % · humidity 14 % |
| Fleury-Mérogis | 91 | 628 km N | 13,721 | 44.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 14 % |
| Andrésy | 78 | 658 km N | 13,834 | 48.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 58 % · humidity 14 % |
| Vaires-sur-Marne | 77 | 661 km N | 13,931 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 78 % · humidity 14 % |
| Anzin | 59 | 839 km N | 13,183 | 57.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 68 % · humidity 14 % |
| Mouvaux | 59 | 864 km N | 13,369 | 50.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 81 % · 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 Lons'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billère | 64 | 1.7 km SE | 14,384 | 54.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Crès | 34 | 353 km E | 9,226 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jurançon | 64 | 3.4 km SE | 7,040 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mazamet | 81 | 226 km E | 10,085 | 56.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thuir | 66 | 268 km E | 8,243 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aussillon | 81 | 225 km E | 5,527 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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