Esquièze-Sère
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 43/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Esquièze-Sère (INSEE 65168) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CC Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves. Population 412 (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 43/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 18,000 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0.49 | 20 | 9.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.32 | 10 | 3.24 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES BOULANGERIES DES GAVES). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DELICES DES PYRENEES · PLUME). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (BODEGA TXOKO · HOTEL TERMINUS · LE RESTO MR VAGABOND · PIZZ'ARIANE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L ARDIDEN). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU BAM). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (CREA'TIFS). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (HOTEL TOURMALET · HOTEL LE MONTAIGU · HOTEL TERMINUS). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (LA GRANGE BIGOURDANE · AIROTEL-PYRENEES · CAMPING INTERNATIONAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LES BOULANGERIES DES GAVES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | DELICES DES PYRENEES · PLUME | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 4 | BODEGA TXOKO · HOTEL TERMINUS · LE RESTO MR VAGABOND · PIZZ'ARIANE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE L ARDIDEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DU BAM | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | CREA'TIFS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | HOTEL TOURMALET · HOTEL LE MONTAIGU · HOTEL TERMINUS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 3 | LA GRANGE BIGOURDANE · AIROTEL-PYRENEES · CAMPING INTERNATIONAL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 383 (2012) → 412 (2023): 7.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 500 (1990) → 412 (2023): -17.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 929, of which 76.1 % second homes and 1.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Esquièze-Sère): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Esquièze-Sère): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Luz-Saint-Sauveur): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Esquièze-Sère): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Esquièze-Sère): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LUZ SAINT SAUVEUR weather station, 1.2 km away at 910 m; the village itself is at 708 m. [10]
The village sits 202 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]
An average of 1,185 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LUZ SAINT SAUVEUR, 1.2 km away at 910 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 — 65168/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65168/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65168/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65168/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65168
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65295
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Île-de-Bréhat | 22 | 703 km N | 429 | 58 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 65 % |
| Guillaumes | 06 | 569 km E | 587 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 0 % |
| Piana | 2A | 711 km E | 452 | 53.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 66 % |
| Abriès-Ristolas | 05 | 595 km NE | 374 | 49.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 0 % |
| Brides-les-Bains | 73 | 597 km NE | 442 | 59.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 27 % |
| Savignac-les-Ormeaux | 09 | 149 km E | 397 | 37.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 1 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savignac-les-Ormeaux | 09 | 149 km E | 397 | 37.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 1 % |
| Guillaumes | 06 | 569 km E | 587 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 0 % |
| Abriès-Ristolas | 05 | 595 km NE | 374 | 49.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 0 % |
| Brides-les-Bains | 73 | 597 km NE | 442 | 59.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 27 % |
| Île-de-Bréhat | 22 | 703 km N | 429 | 58 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 46 % · winter 65 % |
| Piana | 2A | 711 km E | 452 | 53.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 66 % |
Elsewhere
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