Salies-de-Béarn
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Salies-de-Béarn (INSEE 64499) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CC du Béarn des Gaves. Population 4,742 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/64499-salies-de-bearn
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 4,892 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 | 0.43 | 25 | 10.64 |
| Social | 0.91 | 20 | 18.12 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.45 | 10 | 4.53 |
| Housing mix | 0.73 | 5 | 3.64 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL MONGEY · LE PAIN DE SEL · BOULANGERIE MICKA). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (JEAN MICHEL IHIDOY). [3]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES 2 FILLES · D'ICI · EPICERIE CHEZ HENRI). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
17 × Restaurant (PIZZA PALATINO · EZTIA · LCCN · LE MARRAKCHI · PIZZERIA DA CLAUTE). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (CAFE DES THERMES · BAR DU SALEYS · SUR LE POUCE ET PLUS · BAYAA BISTROT). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA FONTAINE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE FELIX PECAUT · COLLEGE PRIVE ST MARTIN). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-JACQUES ROGER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-FRANCOIS SCAMPUCCI, MÉDECIN · IULIAN STEFAN PARASCHIV, MÉDECIN · PIERRE LECARPENTIER, MÉDECIN · MARIE-LAURE GOYNAUD, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES PYRENEES · PHARMACIE DES THERMES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE SALEYS). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (BASE DE PLEIN AIR DE MOSQUEROS · COLLEGE FELIX PECAUT). [3]
4 × Bank (CEP DE SALIES DE BEARN · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AQUITAINE CENTRE ATLANTIQUE · CRCAM PYRENEES GASCOGNE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (SEV'COIFFURE · COULEUR SALEE · CREA'TIFS · AMANDINE COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (HOTEL DU PARC · LE LODGE · HOTEL RESTAURANT HELIOS). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (DOMAINE D ESPERBASQUE · CAMPING DES SALINES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 3 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | SARL MONGEY · LE PAIN DE SEL · BOULANGERIE MICKA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | JEAN MICHEL IHIDOY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | LES 2 FILLES · D'ICI · EPICERIE CHEZ HENRI | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 17 | PIZZA PALATINO · EZTIA · LCCN · LE MARRAKCHI · PIZZERIA DA CLAUTE | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | CAFE DES THERMES · BAR DU SALEYS · SUR LE POUCE ET PLUS · BAYAA BISTROT | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE FELIX PECAUT · COLLEGE PRIVE ST MARTIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | JEAN-JACQUES ROGER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-FRANCOIS SCAMPUCCI, MÉDECIN · IULIAN STEFAN PARASCHIV, MÉDECIN · PIERRE LECARPENTIER, MÉDECIN · MARIE-LAURE GOYNAUD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DES PYRENEES · PHARMACIE DES THERMES | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 1 | LE SALEYS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | BASE DE PLEIN AIR DE MOSQUEROS · COLLEGE FELIX PECAUT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CEP DE SALIES DE BEARN · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AQUITAINE CENTRE ATLANTIQUE · CRCAM PYRENEES GASCOGNE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | SEV'COIFFURE · COULEUR SALEE · CREA'TIFS · AMANDINE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 4 | HOTEL DU PARC · LE LODGE · HOTEL RESTAURANT HELIOS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | DOMAINE D ESPERBASQUE · CAMPING DES SALINES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Thursday, Saturday. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,854 (2012) → 4,742 (2023): -2.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,974 (1990) → 4,742 (2023): -4.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,305, of which 13.6 % second homes and 11.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Salies-de-Béarn): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Salies-de-Béarn): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Salies-de-Béarn): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Salies-de-Béarn): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Salies-de-Béarn): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BELLOCQ-PUYOO weather station, 5 km away at 49 m; the village itself is at 45 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 19 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ORTHEZ, 14.1 km away at 96 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 51 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,211 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BELLOCQ-PUYOO, 5 km away at 49 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 — 64499/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.salies-de-bearn.fr/fr/vie-pratique/les-marches-hebdomadaires— “Jeudi de 8h30 à 12h30 Tous produits - Centre ville Samedi de 8h00 à 12h30 Produits alimentaires - Sous la halle”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64499/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64499/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64499/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64499
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvejols | 48 | 358 km E | 4,764 | 55.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 39 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sanguinet | 40 | 113 km N | 4,741 | 53.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 72 % · humidity 50 % |
| Pontorson | 50 | 567 km N | 4,280 | 56.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 92 % · humidity 0 % |
| Étoile-sur-Rhône | 26 | 488 km E | 5,468 | 55.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 0 % |
| Tinchebray-Bocage | 61 | 589 km N | 4,813 | 50.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 95 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cluny | 71 | 549 km NE | 4,942 | 59.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 43 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanguinet | 40 | 113 km N | 4,741 | 53.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 72 % · humidity 50 % |
| Marvejols | 48 | 358 km E | 4,764 | 55.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 39 % · humidity 0 % |
| Étoile-sur-Rhône | 26 | 488 km E | 5,468 | 55.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cluny | 71 | 549 km NE | 4,942 | 59.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 43 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pontorson | 50 | 567 km N | 4,280 | 56.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 92 % · humidity 0 % |
| Tinchebray-Bocage | 61 | 589 km N | 4,813 | 50.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 95 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Salies-de-Béarn'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Denis-de-Pile | 33 | 179 km N | 5,955 | 46.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Soustons | 40 | 45 km NW | 8,701 | 62.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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