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Mauléon-Barousse

Hautes-Pyrénées · CC Neste Barousse · INSEE 65305

A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.

No daily shops 18.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Mauléon-Barousse (INSEE 65305) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CC Neste Barousse. Population 102 (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 18.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 79 % of the 10,792 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.21255.27
Social0.32206.32
Education0100
Health0100
Public & culture0.3251.58
Population trend0.28102.85
Housing mix050

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 1 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 0 of 1
Schools 0 of 3
Health 0 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 0 of 2
Sport 0 of 2
Everyday services 1 of 3
Lodging 0 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA BELINOISE). [3,4]

1 × Restaurant (HOTEL RESTAURANT DES PYRENEES). [3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (MAULEON BAROUSSE AP). [3]

1 × Hairdresser (FERRY MARGOT). [3]

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [4,3]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)1LA BELINOISEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)0INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant1HOTEL RESTAURANT DES PYRENEESINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Café / bar0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1MAULEON BAROUSSE APINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser1FERRY MARGOTINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 250 2023: 102 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 121 (2012) → 102 (2023): -15.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 130 (1990) → 102 (2023): -21.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 203, of which 61.1 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

5 km10 kmBakery — 0.6 km S (Mauléon-Barousse)Primary school — 4.1 km E (Siradan)Food shop — 5.0 km N (Anla)GP — 7.9 km NE (Loures-Barousse)Pharmacy — 8.0 km NE (Loures-Barousse)
Bakery — 0.6 km SPrimary school — 4.1 km EFood shop — 5.0 km NGP — 7.9 km NEPharmacy — 8.0 km NE Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Mauléon-Barousse): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Anla): 5 km to the north (straight line). [9]

GP (Loures-Barousse): 7.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]

Pharmacy (Loures-Barousse): 8 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]

Primary school (Siradan): 4.1 km to the east (straight line). [11]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]

Measured at the MAUL weather station, 0.9 km away at 565 m; the village itself is at 580 m. [12]

An average of 1,144 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 8.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]

Rainfall measured at MAUL, 0.9 km away at 565 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65305/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65305/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65305/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65305/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 65305
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 65012
  10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 65287
  11. INSEE BPE 2025 — 65427
  12. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Arlos3113 km SE10622.5Few servicesWarmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 80 %
Pietra-di-Verde2B730 km E10216No daily shopsCooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 38 %
Tox2B729 km E9610.1No daily shopsCooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 38 %
Asco2B694 km E11621.9Few servicesWarmer summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 55 %
Espinchal63328 km NE7212No daily shopsCooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 53 %
Murzo2A682 km E9815.8No daily shopsWarmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 51 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Arlos3113 km SE10622.5Few servicesWarmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 80 %
Espinchal63328 km NE7212No daily shopsCooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 53 %
Murzo2A682 km E9815.8No daily shopsWarmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 51 %
Asco2B694 km E11621.9Few servicesWarmer summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 55 %
Tox2B729 km E9610.1No daily shopsCooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 38 %
Pietra-di-Verde2B730 km E10216No daily shopsCooler summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 38 %

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