Cheust
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 5.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 5 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cheust (INSEE 65144) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CA Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées. Population 85 (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 5.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 5 % of the 9,031 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 | 0.38 | 10 | 3.76 |
| Housing mix | 0.24 | 5 | 1.2 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
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 [3,4] | |
| 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 83 (2012) → 85 (2023): 2.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 97 (1990) → 85 (2023): -12.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 71, of which 38 % second homes and 4.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lourdes): 6.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bagnères-de-Bigorre): 4.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Lourdes): 6.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lourdes): 6.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Germs-sur-l'Oussouet): 3.5 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LOURDES weather station, 8.8 km away at 410 m; the village itself is at 561 m. [11]
The village sits 151 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.7 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at TARBES-LOURDES-PYRENEES, 15.3 km away at 360 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 201 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,439 mm of rain a year, spread over 140 days — about 10.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LOURDES-SERRES, 6.7 km away at 415 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 — 65144/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65144/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65144/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65144/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65286
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65059
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65200
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauméjan | 47 | 132 km N | 85 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chiddes | 71 | 519 km NE | 84 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montrevel | 39 | 572 km NE | 83 | 4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 32 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Agnan-sur-Sarthe | 61 | 619 km N | 87 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Soulages | 15 | 345 km NE | 84 | 4.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montaulieu | 26 | 443 km E | 89 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauméjan | 47 | 132 km N | 85 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Soulages | 15 | 345 km NE | 84 | 4.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montaulieu | 26 | 443 km E | 89 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chiddes | 71 | 519 km NE | 84 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montrevel | 39 | 572 km NE | 83 | 4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 32 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Agnan-sur-Sarthe | 61 | 619 km N | 87 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Cheust'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiddes | 71 | 519 km NE | 84 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Neuffontaines | 58 | 559 km NE | 87 | 3.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cladech | 24 | 214 km NE | 86 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avrée | 58 | 517 km NE | 83 | 5.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ruages | 58 | 554 km NE | 84 | 4.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Roussayrolles | 81 | 187 km NE | 81 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
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