Escots
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 17.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 92 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Escots (INSEE 65163) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CC du Plateau de Lannemezan. Population 39 (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 17.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 92 % of the 3,228 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.75 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.61 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (PIZZA NO MAD). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | PIZZA NO MAD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 26 (2012) → 39 (2023): 50 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 40 (1990) → 39 (2023): -2.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 36, of which 13.9 % second homes and 13.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Batsère): 2.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mauvezin): 6.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Capvern): 6.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Capvern): 6.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Laborde): 3.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 82 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LOMNE_SAPC weather station, 3.8 km away at 447 m; the village itself is at 653 m. [12]
The village sits 206 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at CAMPISTROUS, 11.6 km away at 593 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 60 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,226 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 8.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LOMNE_SAPC, 3.8 km away at 447 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65163/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65163/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65163/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65163/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65071
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65306
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65127
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65241
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagedet | 65 | 56 km NW | 38 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 61 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saudron | 52 | 721 km NE | 40 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cognet | 38 | 486 km NE | 35 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Courouvre | 55 | 763 km NE | 44 | 18 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 79 % |
| Baudrémont | 55 | 755 km NE | 44 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montenils | 77 | 689 km N | 34 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 74 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagedet | 65 | 56 km NW | 38 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 61 % · humidity 50 % |
| Cognet | 38 | 486 km NE | 35 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Montenils | 77 | 689 km N | 34 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 74 % |
| Saudron | 52 | 721 km NE | 40 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Baudrémont | 55 | 755 km NE | 44 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Courouvre | 55 | 763 km NE | 44 | 18 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 59 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Escots'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melin | 70 | 678 km NE | 52 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ecot-la-Combe | 52 | 697 km NE | 36 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ferrières-lès-Ray | 70 | 664 km NE | 41 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chevigney | 70 | 633 km NE | 38 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Romain-aux-Bois | 88 | 702 km NE | 47 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Neufmoulins | 57 | 812 km NE | 34 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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