Aries-Espénan
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Aries-Espénan (INSEE 65026) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CC du Pays de Trie et du Magnoac. Population 91 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 12.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 9,654 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.64 |
| Housing mix | 0.61 | 5 | 3.04 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING L'EGLANTIÈRE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| 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 | 1 | CAMPING L'EGLANTIÈRE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 62 (2012) → 91 (2023): 46.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 72 (1990) → 91 (2023): 26.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 56, of which 19.6 % second homes and 7.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Castelnau-Magnoac): 2.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Castelnau-Magnoac): 2.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Castelnau-Magnoac): 2.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Castelnau-Magnoac): 2.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Castelnau-Magnoac): 2.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CASTELNAU MAGNOAC weather station, 1 km away at 298 m; the village itself is at 285 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CASTELNAU MAGNOAC, 1 km away at 298 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 868 mm of rain a year, spread over 112 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CASTELNAU MAGNOAC, 1 km away at 298 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65026/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65026/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65026/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65026/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65129
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ossas-Suhare | 64 | 116 km W | 91 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 68 % |
| Betcave-Aguin | 32 | 23 km NE | 92 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Fontenay-sous-Fouronnes | 89 | 539 km NE | 90 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Avrilly | 61 | 592 km N | 92 | 4.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Breteau | 45 | 523 km N | 90 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 89 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Lixy | 71 | 438 km NE | 91 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 53 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betcave-Aguin | 32 | 23 km NE | 92 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Ossas-Suhare | 64 | 116 km W | 91 | 8.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 97 % · winter 68 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Lixy | 71 | 438 km NE | 91 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 53 % · humidity 64 % |
| Breteau | 45 | 523 km N | 90 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 89 % |
| Fontenay-sous-Fouronnes | 89 | 539 km NE | 90 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Avrilly | 61 | 592 km N | 92 | 4.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Aries-Espénan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lantan | 18 | 437 km N | 96 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tournous-Devant | 65 | 9.6 km W | 87 | 5.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Félix | 16 | 237 km N | 102 | 7.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Laurent-des-Combes | 16 | 235 km N | 97 | 10 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lavaur | 24 | 154 km N | 85 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villemort | 86 | 365 km N | 100 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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