Bagnères-de-Bigorre
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 71.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bagnères-de-Bigorre (INSEE 65059) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CC de la Haute-Bigorre. Population 7,114 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/65059-bagneres-de-bigorre
Vitality score
Vitality score 71.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 98 % of the 3,388 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 | 0.79 | 25 | 19.72 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.91 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.93 | 10 | 9.27 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.34 | 10 | 3.44 |
| Housing mix | 0.14 | 5 | 0.72 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL THEO · AU TEMPS DES CERISES · LE CHOCOLATIER). [3,4]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL MANSE · CHARCUTERIE DUPONT · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE DUBARRY · JEROME.D · BOUCHERIE NICOLAS RAMI). [3,4]
7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (GAILHOU ET DURDOS - FERME CARRAU · PETIT CASINO · EURL CHEZ LAURENCE · SHERPA · EPICERIE BAGNERES). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MONTAGNE · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (JF MAREE). [3,4]
53 × Restaurant (SARL LA RIVIERA). [3,4]
19 × Café / bar (LE TROQUET DE JEANE · L'ISARD · BAR CENTRAL · L'EXCUSE · LA RHUMERIE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PIC DU MIDI · ECOLE MATERNELLE CLAIR VALLON). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE J. FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CARNOT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CALANDRETA DE BANHERAS · ECOLE MATERNELLE ST VINCENT). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE BLANCHE ODIN · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT-VINCENT). [3]
18 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CLAIRE PEREZ, MÉDECIN · TOM BREUIL, MÉDECIN · CEDRIC MIGNONAT, MÉDECIN · DENIS SOUBIALE, MÉDECIN · MARC ROUGIEUX, MÉDECIN). [3]
8 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MIRAL FRICK · PHARMACIE THERMALE · PHARMACIE DU HAUT ADOUR · PHARMACIE DU TOURMALET · PHARMACIE DE HAUTE BIGORRE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA MONGIE AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE SIMONE VEIL). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE MAINTENON). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DE LA PLAINE · ECOLE FERRY · GYMNASE CORDIER). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BAGNERES DE BIGORRE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · CIC SOCIETE BORDELAISE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE). [3]
17 × Hairdresser (COIFURE BERNADETTE · SALON 9 · SARL DUO · COIFFURE CARINE · BARBERO MAITE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (LA MANDIA HOTEL RESTAURANT CAFE · HOTEL DES PYRENEES - · O CHIROULET · HOTEL SAINT-VINCENT). [3,4]
5 × Campsite (CAMPING AU VENT DES CIMES · CAMPING LES PALOMIERES · CAMPING BELLEVUE DES PALOMIERES · CAMPING LE MONLOO · CAMPING LE MESNIL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 11 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 5 × Hairdresser, 4 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | SARL THEO · AU TEMPS DES CERISES · LE CHOCOLATIER | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | SARL MANSE · CHARCUTERIE DUPONT · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE DUBARRY · JEROME.D · BOUCHERIE NICOLAS RAMI | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 7 | GAILHOU ET DURDOS - FERME CARRAU · PETIT CASINO · EURL CHEZ LAURENCE · SHERPA · EPICERIE BAGNERES | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | CARREFOUR MONTAGNE · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | JF MAREE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 53 | SARL LA RIVIERA | INSEE BPE 53 / INSEE SIRENE 83 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 19 | LE TROQUET DE JEANE · L'ISARD · BAR CENTRAL · L'EXCUSE · LA RHUMERIE | INSEE SIRENE 19 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PIC DU MIDI · ECOLE MATERNELLE CLAIR VALLON | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE J. FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CARNOT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CALANDRETA DE BANHERAS · ECOLE MATERNELLE ST VINCENT | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE BLANCHE ODIN · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT-VINCENT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 18 | CLAIRE PEREZ, MÉDECIN · TOM BREUIL, MÉDECIN · CEDRIC MIGNONAT, MÉDECIN · DENIS SOUBIALE, MÉDECIN · MARC ROUGIEUX, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 18 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 8 | PHARMACIE MIRAL FRICK · PHARMACIE THERMALE · PHARMACIE DU HAUT ADOUR · PHARMACIE DU TOURMALET · PHARMACIE DE HAUTE BIGORRE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LA MONGIE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE SIMONE VEIL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE MAINTENON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | GYMNASE DE LA PLAINE · ECOLE FERRY · GYMNASE CORDIER | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BAGNERES DE BIGORRE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · CIC SOCIETE BORDELAISE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 17 | COIFURE BERNADETTE · SALON 9 · SARL DUO · COIFFURE CARINE · BARBERO MAITE | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 4 | LA MANDIA HOTEL RESTAURANT CAFE · HOTEL DES PYRENEES - · O CHIROULET · HOTEL SAINT-VINCENT | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 5 | CAMPING AU VENT DES CIMES · CAMPING LES PALOMIERES · CAMPING BELLEVUE DES PALOMIERES · CAMPING LE MONLOO · CAMPING LE MESNIL | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday 8h à 13h centre-ville. [5]
Trajectory
Population 7,769 (2012) → 7,114 (2023): -8.4 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 8,424 (1990) → 7,114 (2023): -15.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 8,005, of which 42.8 % second homes and 9.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bagnères-de-Bigorre): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bagnères-de-Bigorre): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Bagnères-de-Bigorre): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bagnères-de-Bigorre): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bagnères-de-Bigorre): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 45 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BAGNERES SERRES weather station, 0.7 km away at 548 m; the village itself is at 542 m. [10]
An average of 1,354 mm of rain a year, spread over 144 days — about 9.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BAGNERES SERRES, 0.7 km away at 548 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 — 65059/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-bagneresdebigorre.fr/marche-hebdomadaire— “Chaque samedi matin, de 8h à 13h, il réunit 200 exposants”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65059/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65059/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65059/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65059
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gérardmer | 88 | 763 km NE | 7,581 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 26 % |
| Les Trois-Îlets | 972 | 6,581 km W | 6,507 | 65.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 39 % |
| Cassis | 13 | 438 km E | 6,661 | 63.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 31 % · winter 45 % |
| Embrun | 05 | 535 km E | 6,412 | 65.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 36 % |
| Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie | 85 | 436 km N | 8,333 | 71.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 78 % |
| Dives-sur-Mer | 14 | 692 km N | 5,122 | 60.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 77 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie | 85 | 436 km N | 8,333 | 71.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 78 % |
| Cassis | 13 | 438 km E | 6,661 | 63.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 31 % · winter 45 % |
| Embrun | 05 | 535 km E | 6,412 | 65.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 36 % |
| Dives-sur-Mer | 14 | 692 km N | 5,122 | 60.9 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 77 % |
| Gérardmer | 88 | 763 km NE | 7,581 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 26 % |
| Les Trois-Îlets | 972 | 6,581 km W | 6,507 | 65.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 0 % · winter 39 % |
Elsewhere
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