Luz-Saint-Sauveur
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 69/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Luz-Saint-Sauveur (INSEE 65295) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CC Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves. Population 900 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/65295-luz-saint-sauveur
Vitality score
Vitality score 69/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 14,967 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 | 0.87 | 25 | 21.63 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.93 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.27 | 10 | 2.67 |
| 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]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES BOULANGERIES DES GAVES · PATISSERIE FOURCADE · PYRITE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SAJOUS ET FILS). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (HAURINE COUSTE · LA CAVE A FROMAGE · CDPL · LA PITCHOULI). [3,4]
17 × Restaurant (DATCHARRY ARIANE · LA TAVERNE · GLACES ANTOLIN - SNACK · LE MARMITON · SARL DIXON). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (BREWPUB · CAFE DE L'EUROPE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DES TROIS VALLEES). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANAIS MIDAN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-DANIEL MORIGNY, MÉDECIN · BERNARD BENABI, MÉDECIN · NATHAN VOIRIN, MÉDECIN · PATRICIA MOINARD-ACQUIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MAISON DU PARC NATIONAL ET DE LA VALLÉE). [3]
1 × Cinema (MAISON DE LA VALLEE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PYRENEES GASCOGNE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (STUDIO COIFFURE · COULEURS ET STYLES). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (HOTEL PANORAMIC ET DES BAINS · HOTEL L'ARDIDEN · HOTEL LES TEMPLIERS · HOTEL DES CIMES). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING LES CASCADES · CAMPING SAINT-BAZERQUE · CAMPING TOY). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LES BOULANGERIES DES GAVES · PATISSERIE FOURCADE · PYRITE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SAJOUS ET FILS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | HAURINE COUSTE · LA CAVE A FROMAGE · CDPL · LA PITCHOULI | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 | 17 | DATCHARRY ARIANE · LA TAVERNE · GLACES ANTOLIN - SNACK · LE MARMITON · SARL DIXON | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | BREWPUB · CAFE DE L'EUROPE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DES TROIS VALLEES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | ANAIS MIDAN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-DANIEL MORIGNY, MÉDECIN · BERNARD BENABI, MÉDECIN · NATHAN VOIRIN, MÉDECIN · PATRICIA MOINARD-ACQUIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [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 | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MAISON DU PARC NATIONAL ET DE LA VALLÉE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | MAISON DE LA VALLEE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PYRENEES GASCOGNE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | STUDIO COIFFURE · COULEURS ET STYLES | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 4 | HOTEL PANORAMIC ET DES BAINS · HOTEL L'ARDIDEN · HOTEL LES TEMPLIERS · HOTEL DES CIMES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING LES CASCADES · CAMPING SAINT-BAZERQUE · CAMPING TOY | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 980 (2012) → 900 (2023): -8.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,173 (1990) → 900 (2023): -23.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,050, of which 73.7 % second homes and 2.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Luz-Saint-Sauveur): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Luz-Saint-Sauveur): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Luz-Saint-Sauveur): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Esquièze-Sère): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Luz-Saint-Sauveur): 0.3 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, 0.9 km away at 910 m; the village itself is at 707 m. [10]
The village sits 203 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, 0.9 km away at 910 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
50 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 187,965 € — 2,258 € per m² of built surface. [11]
226 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 100,550 € — 2,666 € per m². [11]
The median across Hautes-Pyrénées is 1,521 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65295/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65295/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65295/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65295/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65295
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65168
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Monêtier-les-Bains | 05 | 571 km NE | 923 | 73.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 0 % |
| Aussois | 73 | 599 km NE | 676 | 65.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 0 % |
| Chaumont-sur-Tharonne | 41 | 548 km N | 1,042 | 40.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 57 % |
| Préfailles | 44 | 504 km N | 1,321 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 91 % |
| Les Gets | 74 | 643 km NE | 1,227 | 67.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 0 % |
| Cargèse | 2A | 709 km E | 1,150 | 64.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 31 % · winter 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Préfailles | 44 | 504 km N | 1,321 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 91 % |
| Chaumont-sur-Tharonne | 41 | 548 km N | 1,042 | 40.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 57 % |
| Le Monêtier-les-Bains | 05 | 571 km NE | 923 | 73.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 0 % |
| Aussois | 73 | 599 km NE | 676 | 65.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 0 % |
| Les Gets | 74 | 643 km NE | 1,227 | 67.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 0 % |
| Cargèse | 2A | 709 km E | 1,150 | 64.2 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 31 % · winter 64 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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