Gensac
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 14.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gensac (INSEE 65196) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CC Adour Madiran. Population 86 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/65196-gensac
Vitality score
Vitality score 14.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 9,143 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.8 | 10 | 8.03 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.17 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 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) | 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 103 (2012) → 86 (2023): -16.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 66 (1990) → 86 (2023): 30.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 48, of which 8.3 % second homes and 2.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vic-en-Bigorre): 4.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Maubourguet): 3.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Vic-en-Bigorre): 5.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vic-en-Bigorre): 5.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lafitole): 1.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 37 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MAUBOURGUET weather station, 5.5 km away at 177 m; the village itself is at 196 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 10 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VIC EN BIGORRE, 6.9 km away at 219 m, over 29 summers. [11]
An average of 892 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MAUBOURGUET, 5.5 km away at 177 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 — 65196/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65196/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65196/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65196/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65460
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65304
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65243
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artiguemy | 65 | 36 km S | 87 | 12 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Hourges | 51 | 709 km N | 86 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 73 % · humidity 36 % |
| La Croix-sur-Ourcq | 02 | 686 km N | 87 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
| Celsoy | 52 | 647 km NE | 87 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 62 % · humidity 36 % |
| Joganville | 50 | 680 km N | 84 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 74 % · humidity 36 % |
| Contreuve | 08 | 745 km NE | 87 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 82 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artiguemy | 65 | 36 km S | 87 | 12 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 88 % · humidity 64 % |
| Celsoy | 52 | 647 km NE | 87 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 62 % · humidity 36 % |
| Joganville | 50 | 680 km N | 84 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 74 % · humidity 36 % |
| La Croix-sur-Ourcq | 02 | 686 km N | 87 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
| Hourges | 51 | 709 km N | 86 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 73 % · humidity 36 % |
| Contreuve | 08 | 745 km NE | 87 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 82 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Gensac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzon | 65 | 4.9 km E | 79 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hères | 65 | 15 km NW | 96 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Caussade-Rivière | 65 | 11 km NW | 99 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Estirac | 65 | 8.7 km NW | 104 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villefranque | 65 | 11 km NW | 74 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lagardelle | 46 | 147 km NE | 120 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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