Adast
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 23.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Adast (INSEE 65001) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CC Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves. Population 299 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 23.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 17,839 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.97 | 10 | 9.73 |
| Housing mix | 0.71 | 5 | 3.55 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (EDWARD DAL MOLIN EI). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 1 | EDWARD DAL MOLIN EI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 273 (2012) → 299 (2023): 9.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 203 (1990) → 299 (2023): 47.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 173, of which 14.5 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Soulom): 1.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Beaucens): 1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Argelès-Gazost): 4 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Argelès-Gazost): 3.8 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Beaucens): 1.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the AYROS ARBOUIX weather station, 2.8 km away at 478 m; the village itself is at 442 m. [11]
An average of 1,085 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 8.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at AYROS ARBOUIX, 2.8 km away at 478 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65001/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65001/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65001/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65001/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65435
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65077
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65025
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longueville | 14 | 711 km N | 295 | 20.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 82 % |
| Vernantois | 39 | 603 km NE | 298 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 70 % |
| Échevronne | 21 | 601 km NE | 316 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 62 % |
| Douriez | 62 | 832 km N | 296 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 80 % |
| Sannes | 84 | 458 km E | 290 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 41 % · winter 61 % |
| Lammerville | 76 | 763 km N | 302 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 88 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sannes | 84 | 458 km E | 290 | 23.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 41 % · winter 61 % |
| Échevronne | 21 | 601 km NE | 316 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 62 % |
| Vernantois | 39 | 603 km NE | 298 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 70 % |
| Longueville | 14 | 711 km N | 295 | 20.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 82 % |
| Lammerville | 76 | 763 km N | 302 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 88 % |
| Douriez | 62 | 832 km N | 296 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 80 % |
Elsewhere
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