Génos
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 32/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Génos (INSEE 65195) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CC Aure Louron. Population 127 (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 32/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 12,697 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 | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.42 | 10 | 4.2 |
| 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]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'EPICERIE SOUVENIRS). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (HAPPY RIDER · CASSE CROUTE LE SUD · PIZZERIA LE TUCO). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES SPORTS DU CENTRE CULTUREL). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, 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) | 2 | L'EPICERIE SOUVENIRS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 3 | HAPPY RIDER · CASSE CROUTE LE SUD · PIZZERIA LE TUCO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 1 | SALLE DES SPORTS DU CENTRE CULTUREL | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 159 (2012) → 127 (2023): -20.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 138 (1990) → 127 (2023): -8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 367, of which 80.9 % second homes and 1.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vielle-Aure): 6.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Génos): 1.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Loudenvielle): 2.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Bagnères-de-Luchon): 15.5 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Génos): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LOUDERVIELLE weather station, 3.4 km away at 1,587 m; the village itself is at 963 m. [12]
The village sits 624 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LOUDERVIELLE, 3.4 km away at 1,587 m, over 19 summers. [12]
That station sits 624 m above 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 1,105 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LOUDERVIELLE, 3.4 km away at 1,587 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 — 65195/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65195/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65195/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65195/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65465
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65195
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65282
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 31042
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuville-sur-Ailette | 02 | 782 km N | 121 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Veyreau | 12 | 279 km NE | 124 | 22.8 | Few services | no figures |
| Sers | 65 | 31 km W | 104 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 65 % |
| Mérens-les-Vals | 09 | 118 km E | 166 | 30.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Méailles | 04 | 521 km E | 124 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hattigny | 57 | 823 km NE | 235 | 26.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sers | 65 | 31 km W | 104 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 65 % |
| Mérens-les-Vals | 09 | 118 km E | 166 | 30.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Veyreau | 12 | 279 km NE | 124 | 22.8 | Few services | no figures |
| Méailles | 04 | 521 km E | 124 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Neuville-sur-Ailette | 02 | 782 km N | 121 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hattigny | 57 | 823 km NE | 235 | 26.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Génos'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adervielle-Pouchergues | 65 | 1.1 km N | 142 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lozzi | 2B | 706 km E | 110 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bethmale | 09 | 54 km E | 108 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fontpédrouse | 66 | 149 km E | 125 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vielle-Louron | 65 | 2.7 km N | 80 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Casteil | 66 | 166 km E | 139 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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