Montgaillard
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 49.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 88 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montgaillard (INSEE 65320) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CC de la Haute-Bigorre. Population 816 (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/65320-montgaillard
Vitality score
Vitality score 49.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 88 % of the 15,532 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.79 | 10 | 7.91 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.07 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.43 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (VEDERE CAFE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE PARADYSE · ROAD HOUSE CAFE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (OLIVIER JORET, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC VALLES, MÉDECIN · ALAIN DUCAP, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELAS PHARMACIE DE MONTGAILLARD). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MONTGAILLARD AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | VEDERE CAFE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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] | |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE PARADYSE · ROAD HOUSE CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | OLIVIER JORET, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC VALLES, MÉDECIN · ALAIN DUCAP, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELAS PHARMACIE DE MONTGAILLARD | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | MONTGAILLARD AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 799 (2012) → 816 (2023): 2.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 737 (1990) → 816 (2023): 10.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 424, of which 5.7 % second homes and 9.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montgaillard): 0.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pouzac): 4.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Montgaillard): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Montgaillard): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Montgaillard): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BAGNERES SERRES weather station, 7.2 km away at 548 m; the village itself is at 439 m. [10]
The village sits 109 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]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at TARBES-LOURDES-PYRENEES, 11.3 km away at 360 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 79 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,354 mm of rain a year, spread over 144 days — about 9.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BAGNERES SERRES, 7.2 km away at 548 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
35 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 179,910 € — 1,250 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Hautes-Pyrénées is 1,521 € per m², so this commune sits below 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 — 65320/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65320/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65320/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65320/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65320
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65370
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spincourt | 55 | 811 km NE | 823 | 51.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
| Valderiès | 81 | 198 km NE | 827 | 49.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-Vendômoise | 41 | 513 km N | 795 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Mesvres | 71 | 527 km NE | 749 | 43.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
| Aubiet | 32 | 80 km NE | 1,134 | 32.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 80 % · humidity 71 % |
| Andelot-Blancheville | 52 | 697 km NE | 799 | 52.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 27 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubiet | 32 | 80 km NE | 1,134 | 32.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 80 % · humidity 71 % |
| Valderiès | 81 | 198 km NE | 827 | 49.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-Vendômoise | 41 | 513 km N | 795 | 49.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 71 % |
| Mesvres | 71 | 527 km NE | 749 | 43.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 70 % · humidity 71 % |
| Andelot-Blancheville | 52 | 697 km NE | 799 | 52.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 27 % · humidity 79 % |
| Spincourt | 55 | 811 km NE | 823 | 51.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Montgaillard'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baignes-Sainte-Radegonde | 16 | 253 km N | 1,254 | 47.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pleumartin | 86 | 405 km N | 1,214 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Genis-d'Hiersac | 16 | 292 km N | 942 | 39.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coteaux-du-Blanzacais | 16 | 262 km N | 1,013 | 39.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champagnac-de-Belair | 24 | 257 km N | 767 | 45.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Usson-du-Poitou | 86 | 352 km N | 1,217 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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