Lys
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 15.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 25 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lys (INSEE 64363) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CC de la Vallée d'Ossau. Population 322 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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/64363-lys
Vitality score
Vitality score 15.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 25 % of the 17,980 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.36 | 10 | 3.56 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CALANDRETA DEU LIS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (NATHALIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CALANDRETA DEU LIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | NATHALIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 350 (2012) → 322 (2023): -8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 376 (1990) → 322 (2023): -14.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 188, of which 16.5 % second homes and 9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bruges-Capbis-Mifaget): 3.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Rébénacq): 3.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Arudy): 6.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Arudy): 6.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Lys): 0 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the ASSON weather station, 6.5 km away at 337 m; the village itself is at 344 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 12 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at HERRERE, 17.3 km away at 294 m, over 12 summers. [12]
An average of 1,364 mm of rain a year, spread over 144 days — about 9.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at ASSON, 6.5 km away at 337 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
10 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 128,500 € — 1,668 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Pyrénées-Atlantiques is 2,055 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64363/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64363/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64363/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64363/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64148
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64463
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64062
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64363
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archignat | 03 | 422 km NE | 321 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 85 % · humidity 21 % |
| Villeneuve-les-Genêts | 89 | 578 km NE | 312 | 21.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 29 % |
| Le Ham | 53 | 584 km N | 338 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 74 % · humidity 21 % |
| Ganties | 31 | 96 km E | 302 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Pardaillan | 47 | 178 km N | 334 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 64 % |
| Meillard | 03 | 460 km NE | 303 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ganties | 31 | 96 km E | 302 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Pardaillan | 47 | 178 km N | 334 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 64 % |
| Archignat | 03 | 422 km NE | 321 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 85 % · humidity 21 % |
| Meillard | 03 | 460 km NE | 303 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 29 % |
| Villeneuve-les-Genêts | 89 | 578 km NE | 312 | 21.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 29 % |
| Le Ham | 53 | 584 km N | 338 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 74 % · 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 Lys'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lantabat | 64 | 64 km W | 297 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arthenac | 17 | 265 km N | 334 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Priest-la-Roche | 42 | 469 km NE | 341 | 33.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Haut-de-Bosdarros | 64 | 4.9 km N | 322 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Garos | 64 | 43 km N | 262 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orion | 64 | 52 km NW | 148 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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