Pau
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 89.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 82 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pau (INSEE 64445) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CA Pau Béarn Pyrénées. Population 80,441 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 89.8/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 82 % of the 245 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 | 0.99 | 25 | 24.65 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.97 | 10 | 9.66 |
| Health | 0.98 | 10 | 9.78 |
| Public & culture | 0.56 | 5 | 2.78 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.79 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
44 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE ARTIGARREDE · MAISON CONSTANTI · EPI DORE · CUYALA · SALON DE THE KAMOK). [3,4]
27 × Butcher (boucherie) (LAGUERRE CAMI JEAN · LES VIANDES DU HAUT BEARN · PAU GOURMAND SARL). [3,4]
45 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE COMPTOIR IRLANDAIS · MOHAMMADI CHAMSABADI IRAJ · CASINO SHOP · LE PETIT CASINO DE CARNOT). [3,4]
19 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · LIDL · CARREFOUR CITY · ALDI MARCHE · AUCHAN). [3,4]
2 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE ALEXANDRE · FROMAGERIE CREMERIE D'OSSAU). [4]
3 × Fishmonger (LES PECHERIES DE LA COTINIERE · POISSONNERIE HAET · LA MAREE DES HALLES). [3,4]
296 × Restaurant (CHEZ FELIX S A · LAGUILHON SA · CHEZ PATXI · GREENWICH II · CAFE-BRASSERIE DE L'ARAGON). [3,4]
98 × Café / bar (CAFE DU BOULEVARD · DURANGO · CONNEMARA IRISH PUB · THE GALWAY · BAR LES PYRAMIDES). [4]
7 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE GASTON PHOEBUS · ECOL MATE HIPPODROME · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BOUILLERCE · ECOL MATE MARCA · ECOLE MATERNELLE ARC EN CIEL). [3]
27 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MONTESSORI DE PAU · ECOL PRIM NANDINA-PARK · ECOL PRIM GROUPE 1 MARECHAL BO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES FLEURS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE QUATRE COINS DU MONDE). [3]
11 × Collège (COLLEGE JEANNE D ALBRET · COLLEGE MARGUERITE DE NAVARRE · COLLEGE CLERMONT · COLLEGE PIERRE EMMANUEL · COLLEGE PRIVE ST DOMINIQUE). [3]
82 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ELISABETH MAGOT, MÉDECIN · SEBASTIEN UYTTEWAAL, MÉDECIN · FANNY LE GUEN, MÉDECIN · ALAIN ARNAUD, MÉDECIN · MARYSE REDIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
25 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DARRIOUMERLE BERGES · SNC PHARMACIE WARGNIER · PHARMACIE CHICHER · SELARL PHARMACIE DE L AGORA · PHARMACIE BURLAS L HOOST). [3,4]
6 × Post office / agence postale (PAU AUCHAN RP · PAU LECLERC RP · PAU LE BRAZZA BURALISTE LPR RP · LA POSTE). [3]
7 × Library (64 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DES PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUES · MÉDIATHÈQUE LES ALLÉES · BIBLIOTHÈQUE PATRIMONIALE USINE DES TRAMWAYS · USINE DES TRAMWAYS · POINT RELAIS LECTURE LA PÉPINIÈRE). [3]
3 × Cinema (MEGA CGR · CGR SAINT LOUIS · CINEMA LE MELIES). [3]
20 × Gym / sports hall (ECOLE JEAN SARRAILH · HALLE DES SPORTS DE L U P P A · STADE JEANNE D ALBRET ET COLLEGE JEANNE D ALBRET · LYCEE LOUIS BARTHOU · GYMNASE LEO LAGRANGE). [3]
43 × Bank (BANQUE POUYANNE · CAIXA GERAL DE DEPOSITOS · BANQUE MICHEL INCHAUSPE · AGENCE PAU HOTEL DE VILLE · AGENCE PAU MERMOZ). [3]
113 × Hairdresser (SNC DELORT · LIGNE BOSQUET · CENTRE D EXPERTISE CAPILLAIRE · TECHNI PLUS). [3,4]
6 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
18 × Hotel (ETAP HOTEL · HOTEL LE BOURBON · IBIS PAU CENTRE · HOTEL RONCEVAUX · HOTEL GRAMONT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 10 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Butcher (boucherie), 15 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 94 × Restaurant, 7 × Pharmacy, 6 × Bank, 32 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 44 | PATISSERIE ARTIGARREDE · MAISON CONSTANTI · EPI DORE · CUYALA · SALON DE THE KAMOK | INSEE BPE 44 / INSEE SIRENE 56 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 27 | LAGUERRE CAMI JEAN · LES VIANDES DU HAUT BEARN · PAU GOURMAND SARL | INSEE BPE 27 / INSEE SIRENE 35 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 45 | LE COMPTOIR IRLANDAIS · MOHAMMADI CHAMSABADI IRAJ · CASINO SHOP · LE PETIT CASINO DE CARNOT | INSEE BPE 45 / INSEE SIRENE 69 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 19 | INTERMARCHE · LIDL · CARREFOUR CITY · ALDI MARCHE · AUCHAN | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 2 | FROMAGERIE ALEXANDRE · FROMAGERIE CREMERIE D'OSSAU | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 3 | LES PECHERIES DE LA COTINIERE · POISSONNERIE HAET · LA MAREE DES HALLES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 296 | CHEZ FELIX S A · LAGUILHON SA · CHEZ PATXI · GREENWICH II · CAFE-BRASSERIE DE L'ARAGON | INSEE BPE 296 / INSEE SIRENE 493 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 98 | CAFE DU BOULEVARD · DURANGO · CONNEMARA IRISH PUB · THE GALWAY · BAR LES PYRAMIDES | INSEE SIRENE 98 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 7 | ECOL MATE GASTON PHOEBUS · ECOL MATE HIPPODROME · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BOUILLERCE · ECOL MATE MARCA · ECOLE MATERNELLE ARC EN CIEL | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 27 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MONTESSORI DE PAU · ECOL PRIM NANDINA-PARK · ECOL PRIM GROUPE 1 MARECHAL BO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES FLEURS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE QUATRE COINS DU MONDE | INSEE BPE 27 [3] |
| Collège | 11 | COLLEGE JEANNE D ALBRET · COLLEGE MARGUERITE DE NAVARRE · COLLEGE CLERMONT · COLLEGE PIERRE EMMANUEL · COLLEGE PRIVE ST DOMINIQUE | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 82 | ELISABETH MAGOT, MÉDECIN · SEBASTIEN UYTTEWAAL, MÉDECIN · FANNY LE GUEN, MÉDECIN · ALAIN ARNAUD, MÉDECIN · MARYSE REDIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 82 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 25 | PHARMACIE DARRIOUMERLE BERGES · SNC PHARMACIE WARGNIER · PHARMACIE CHICHER · SELARL PHARMACIE DE L AGORA · PHARMACIE BURLAS L HOOST | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 35 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 6 | PAU AUCHAN RP · PAU LECLERC RP · PAU LE BRAZZA BURALISTE LPR RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Library | 7 | 64 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DES PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUES · MÉDIATHÈQUE LES ALLÉES · BIBLIOTHÈQUE PATRIMONIALE USINE DES TRAMWAYS · USINE DES TRAMWAYS · POINT RELAIS LECTURE LA PÉPINIÈRE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Cinema | 3 | MEGA CGR · CGR SAINT LOUIS · CINEMA LE MELIES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 20 | ECOLE JEAN SARRAILH · HALLE DES SPORTS DE L U P P A · STADE JEANNE D ALBRET ET COLLEGE JEANNE D ALBRET · LYCEE LOUIS BARTHOU · GYMNASE LEO LAGRANGE | INSEE BPE 20 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 43 | BANQUE POUYANNE · CAIXA GERAL DE DEPOSITOS · BANQUE MICHEL INCHAUSPE · AGENCE PAU HOTEL DE VILLE · AGENCE PAU MERMOZ | INSEE BPE 43 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 113 | SNC DELORT · LIGNE BOSQUET · CENTRE D EXPERTISE CAPILLAIRE · TECHNI PLUS | INSEE BPE 113 / INSEE SIRENE 175 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 6 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 18 | ETAP HOTEL · HOTEL LE BOURBON · IBIS PAU CENTRE · HOTEL RONCEVAUX · HOTEL GRAMONT | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 78,506 (2012) → 80,441 (2023): 2.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 82,157 (1990) → 80,441 (2023): -2.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 54,633, of which 3.3 % second homes and 13.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pau): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Pau): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Pau): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Pau): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Pau): 0.4 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, 1.2 km away at 202 m; the village itself is at 206 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 13 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PAU-UZEIN, 10.7 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), 1.2 km away at 202 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64445/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/1c625299-9119-3283-8473-391be6ed3b0c— “Marché des Halles”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64445/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64445/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64445/logement/2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | 50 | 712 km N | 78,258 | 87 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 76 % · humidity 14 % |
| Béziers | 34 | 290 km E | 81,545 | 90.6 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mérignac | 33 | 174 km N | 78,090 | 88.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 50 % |
| Rueil-Malmaison | 92 | 651 km N | 82,874 | 87.9 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 21 % |
| Fort-de-France | 972 | 6,541 km W | 75,506 | 83.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 0 % |
| Versailles | 78 | 642 km N | 84,095 | 89.6 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 65 % · humidity 14 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérignac | 33 | 174 km N | 78,090 | 88.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 50 % |
| Béziers | 34 | 290 km E | 81,545 | 90.6 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Versailles | 78 | 642 km N | 84,095 | 89.6 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 65 % · humidity 14 % |
| Rueil-Malmaison | 92 | 651 km N | 82,874 | 87.9 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 21 % |
| Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | 50 | 712 km N | 78,258 | 87 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 76 % · humidity 14 % |
| Fort-de-France | 972 | 6,541 km W | 75,506 | 83.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 0 % |
Elsewhere
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