Dours
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 24.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 73 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Dours (INSEE 65156) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CC des Coteaux du Val d'Arros. Population 225 (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 24.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 73 % of the 16,694 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.71 |
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 YVES BRUNO ECOLE YVES BRUNO). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (MS COIFFURE). [3,4]
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 YVES BRUNO ECOLE YVES BRUNO | 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 | 1 | MS COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 228 (2012) → 225 (2023): -1.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 141 (1990) → 225 (2023): 59.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 104, of which 2.9 % second homes and 6.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Orleix): 2.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Orleix): 3.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Pouyastruc): 3.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Pouyastruc): 3.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Dours): 0 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 21 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CASTELVIEILH weather station, 4.7 km away at 355 m; the village itself is at 323 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VIC EN BIGORRE, 11.6 km away at 219 m, over 29 summers. [11]
That station sits 104 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 942 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CASTELVIEILH, 4.7 km away at 355 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 — 65156/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65156/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65156/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65156/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65340
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65369
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65156
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nizy-le-Comte | 02 | 759 km N | 225 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 51 % · humidity 57 % |
| Le Bouchon-sur-Saulx | 55 | 710 km NE | 227 | 18 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 39 % · humidity 57 % |
| Buire-Courcelles | 80 | 769 km N | 220 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 70 % · humidity 57 % |
| Royaucourt-et-Chailvet | 02 | 738 km N | 226 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 51 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lorentzen | 67 | 830 km NE | 230 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 59 % · humidity 57 % |
| Dognen | 64 | 71 km W | 225 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dognen | 64 | 71 km W | 225 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 29 % |
| Le Bouchon-sur-Saulx | 55 | 710 km NE | 227 | 18 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 39 % · humidity 57 % |
| Royaucourt-et-Chailvet | 02 | 738 km N | 226 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 51 % · humidity 57 % |
| Nizy-le-Comte | 02 | 759 km N | 225 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 51 % · humidity 57 % |
| Buire-Courcelles | 80 | 769 km N | 220 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 70 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lorentzen | 67 | 830 km NE | 230 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 59 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Dours'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedze-Maubecq | 64 | 22 km W | 225 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ségura | 09 | 129 km E | 199 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tourtrol | 09 | 137 km E | 238 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sénac | 65 | 7.6 km NE | 294 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Souyeaux | 65 | 6.7 km SE | 296 | 24.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Castéra-Lou | 65 | 3.3 km N | 220 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
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