Clarens
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 35 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Clarens (INSEE 65150) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CC du Plateau de Lannemezan. Population 513 (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 22.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 35 % of the 17,710 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 | 0.87 | 10 | 8.68 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.32 |
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 PRIMAIRE). [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 PRIMAIRE | 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 482 (2012) → 513 (2023): 6.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 375 (1990) → 513 (2023): 36.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 265, of which 6.8 % second homes and 4.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lannemezan): 4.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lannemezan): 4.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Lannemezan): 4.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lannemezan): 4.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Clarens): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LANNEMEZAN weather station, 5.5 km away at 638 m; the village itself is at 540 m. [10]
The village sits 98 m below 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CAMPISTROUS, 5.6 km away at 593 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 53 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,208 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 8.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LANNEMEZAN, 5.5 km away at 638 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65150/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65150/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65150/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65150/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65258
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65150
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Brice | 53 | 526 km N | 517 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Berstheim | 67 | 840 km NE | 513 | 24.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marchéville | 28 | 582 km N | 507 | 22.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Souzy-la-Briche | 91 | 612 km N | 503 | 23.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Guiler-sur-Goyen | 29 | 655 km NW | 520 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Monteynard | 38 | 468 km NE | 502 | 24.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monteynard | 38 | 468 km NE | 502 | 24.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Brice | 53 | 526 km N | 517 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Marchéville | 28 | 582 km N | 507 | 22.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Souzy-la-Briche | 91 | 612 km N | 503 | 23.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 73 % · humidity 79 % |
| Guiler-sur-Goyen | 29 | 655 km NW | 520 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 84 % · humidity 79 % |
| Berstheim | 67 | 840 km NE | 513 | 24.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · 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 Clarens'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-Quentin-sur-Indrois | 37 | 452 km N | 484 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Laurs | 79 | 382 km N | 615 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Petites-Loges | 51 | 726 km N | 481 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Maurice-le-Girard | 85 | 399 km N | 597 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tigeaux | 77 | 658 km N | 421 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Mesmes | 77 | 671 km N | 579 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
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