Gouaux
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 4.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 5 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gouaux (INSEE 65205) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CC Aure Louron. Population 54 (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 4.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 5 % of the 5,372 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 | 0.37 | 10 | 3.71 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE RUISSEAU). [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 | 1 | CAMPING LE RUISSEAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 76 (2012) → 54 (2023): -28.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 62 (1990) → 54 (2023): -12.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 117, of which 71.8 % second homes and 2.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Guchen): 1.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ancizan): 1.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Arreau): 4.5 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Sarrancolin): 11.4 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Guchen): 1.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 121 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BAZUS-AURE weather station, 1.3 km away at 767 m; the village itself is at 943 m. [12]
The village sits 176 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 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BAZUS-AURE, 1.3 km away at 767 m, over 18 summers. [12]
That station sits 176 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 840 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BAZUS-AURE, 1.3 km away at 767 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 — 65205/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65205/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65205/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65205/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65212
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65006
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65031
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65408
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aunat | 11 | 142 km E | 61 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carcanières | 09 | 144 km E | 70 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 51 % |
| Cazenave-Serres-et-Allens | 09 | 107 km E | 66 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 1 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villars-en-Azois | 52 | 672 km NE | 58 | 0.5 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Costa | 2B | 706 km E | 49 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Nahuja | 66 | 142 km E | 74 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cazenave-Serres-et-Allens | 09 | 107 km E | 66 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 1 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aunat | 11 | 142 km E | 61 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nahuja | 66 | 142 km E | 74 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Carcanières | 09 | 144 km E | 70 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 51 % |
| Villars-en-Azois | 52 | 672 km NE | 58 | 0.5 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Costa | 2B | 706 km E | 49 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Gouaux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avajan | 65 | 4.5 km SE | 82 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gouaux-de-Luchon | 31 | 21 km E | 43 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Camparan | 65 | 3.1 km S | 51 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Conte | 39 | 620 km NE | 58 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Larderet | 39 | 622 km NE | 49 | 7.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Alban-en-Montagne | 07 | 351 km NE | 63 | 3.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
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