Artagnan
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 28 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Artagnan (INSEE 65035) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CC Adour Madiran. Population 504 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 20.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 28 % of the 17,756 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 | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.59 |
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 ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
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 ELEMENTAIRE | 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 | 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 511 (2012) → 504 (2023): -1.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 436 (1990) → 504 (2023): 15.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 245, of which 4.1 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vic-en-Bigorre): 1.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vic-en-Bigorre): 2.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Vic-en-Bigorre): 2.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vic-en-Bigorre): 2.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Artagnan): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VIC EN BIGORRE weather station, 3.9 km away at 219 m; the village itself is at 210 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 10 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VIC EN BIGORRE, 3.9 km away at 219 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 911 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 7.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VIC EN BIGORRE, 3.9 km away at 219 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
28 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 133,500 € — 981 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Hautes-Pyrénées is 1,521 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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 — 65035/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65035/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65035/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65035/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65460
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65035
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dannelbourg | 57 | 810 km NE | 505 | 20.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 80 % · humidity 43 % |
| Aveluy | 80 | 762 km N | 540 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 93 % · humidity 36 % |
| Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes | 80 | 736 km N | 517 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 93 % · humidity 36 % |
| Wintzenheim-Kochersberg | 67 | 819 km NE | 532 | 24.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 96 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon | 59 | 805 km N | 483 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 97 % · humidity 36 % |
| Ramous | 64 | 80 km W | 470 | 21.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramous | 64 | 80 km W | 470 | 21.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 36 % |
| Berteaucourt-lès-Thennes | 80 | 736 km N | 517 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 93 % · humidity 36 % |
| Aveluy | 80 | 762 km N | 540 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 93 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon | 59 | 805 km N | 483 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 97 % · humidity 36 % |
| Dannelbourg | 57 | 810 km NE | 505 | 20.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 80 % · humidity 43 % |
| Wintzenheim-Kochersberg | 67 | 819 km NE | 532 | 24.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 96 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Artagnan'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-Hilaire-de-Court | 18 | 449 km N | 594 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moragne | 17 | 294 km N | 536 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Sescas | 33 | 132 km N | 558 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Siarrouy | 65 | 9.8 km S | 453 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bougneau | 17 | 248 km N | 655 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Puy-du-Lac | 17 | 291 km N | 523 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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