Gavarnie-Gèdre
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 38.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gavarnie-Gèdre (INSEE 65192) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CC Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves. Population 340 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2016-01-01 from 1 former commune: Gavarnie (65188). [3]
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 38.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 18,081 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 | 0.29 | 25 | 7.21 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.99 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.75 | 5 | 3.74 |
| Population trend | 0.19 | 10 | 1.88 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [4,5]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AU PETIT MARCHE). [5,4]
15 × Restaurant (LE CABANET · PUJO VISCOS ANNE · LE P'TIT TOY · OULE). [5,4]
7 × Café / bar (LE PAILHA · L'IRIS · CAFE LES GLACIERS). [4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (GAVARNIE AP · GEDRE AP). [5]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE-MUSÉE MILLARIS). [5]
6 × Hotel (COMPOSTELLE HOTEL · LE MARBORE · HOTEL CLUB VIGNEMALE · RELAIS DES CIMES · HOTEL DU CIRQUE ET DE LA CASCADE). [5,4]
4 × Campsite (CAMPING LE PAIN DE SUCRE · AIRE NATURELLE LA BERGERIE · CAMPING LES TILLEULS - TOY'S ROULOTTES · CAMPING LE MOUSCA). [5,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [5,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | AU PETIT MARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [5,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [5,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [5,4] | |
| Restaurant | 15 | LE CABANET · PUJO VISCOS ANNE · LE P'TIT TOY · OULE | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [5,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | LE PAILHA · L'IRIS · CAFE LES GLACIERS | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [5,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | GAVARNIE AP · GEDRE AP | INSEE BPE 2 [5] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE-MUSÉE MILLARIS | INSEE BPE 1 [5] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [5] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [5,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [5,4] | |
| Hotel | 6 | COMPOSTELLE HOTEL · LE MARBORE · HOTEL CLUB VIGNEMALE · RELAIS DES CIMES · HOTEL DU CIRQUE ET DE LA CASCADE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [5,4] |
| Campsite | 4 | CAMPING LE PAIN DE SUCRE · AIRE NATURELLE LA BERGERIE · CAMPING LES TILLEULS - TOY'S ROULOTTES · CAMPING LE MOUSCA | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [5,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 382 (2012) → 340 (2023): -11 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 494 (1990) → 340 (2023): -31.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 668, of which 74.4 % second homes and 0.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Luz-Saint-Sauveur): 9.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Gavarnie-Gèdre): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Luz-Saint-Sauveur): 9 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Esquièze-Sère): 10 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Luz-Saint-Sauveur): 9.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the GEDRE LE SAUSSA weather station, 0.8 km away at 1,220 m; the village itself is at 1,022 m. [12]
The village sits 198 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. [12]
An average of 1,283 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at GEDRE LE SAUSSA, 0.8 km away at 1,220 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 — 65192/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65192/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65192/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65192/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65295
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65192
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65168
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauvezer | 04 | 551 km E | 384 | 34.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 22 % |
| Matemale | 66 | 173 km E | 274 | 44.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 0 % |
| Veulettes-sur-Mer | 76 | 787 km N | 267 | 28.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 46 % |
| Arvieux | 05 | 582 km NE | 340 | 48.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 0 % |
| La Grave | 05 | 563 km NE | 479 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 0 % |
| Algajola | 2B | 723 km E | 363 | 52.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 28 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matemale | 66 | 173 km E | 274 | 44.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 0 % |
| Beauvezer | 04 | 551 km E | 384 | 34.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 22 % |
| La Grave | 05 | 563 km NE | 479 | 49.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 0 % |
| Arvieux | 05 | 582 km NE | 340 | 48.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 0 % |
| Algajola | 2B | 723 km E | 363 | 52.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 28 % |
| Veulettes-sur-Mer | 76 | 787 km N | 267 | 28.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 46 % |
Elsewhere
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