Ordizan
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 57 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ordizan (INSEE 65335) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CC de la Haute-Bigorre. Population 513 (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 29.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 57 % of the 17,710 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.66 | 10 | 6.63 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.48 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (ESCALES CREOLES). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 1 | ESCALES CREOLES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 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 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 500 (2012) → 513 (2023): 2.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 441 (1990) → 513 (2023): 16.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 248, of which 5.2 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Trébons): 1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pouzac): 2.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Montgaillard): 2.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Montgaillard): 2.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Ordizan): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BAGNERES SERRES weather station, 4.7 km away at 548 m; the village itself is at 472 m. [12]
The village sits 76 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at TARBES-LOURDES-PYRENEES, 13.8 km away at 360 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 112 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 1,354 mm of rain a year, spread over 144 days — about 9.4 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at BAGNERES SERRES, 4.7 km away at 548 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 — 65335/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65335/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65335/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65335/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65451
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65370
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65320
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65335
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gressey | 78 | 647 km N | 533 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mombrier | 33 | 226 km N | 477 | 31.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Forêt-le-Roi | 91 | 615 km N | 492 | 36.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Cézert | 31 | 114 km NE | 447 | 29.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 96 % |
| Flaujagues | 33 | 191 km N | 594 | 33.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 88 % |
| Zoteux | 62 | 845 km N | 588 | 37.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cézert | 31 | 114 km NE | 447 | 29.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 49 % · winter 96 % |
| Flaujagues | 33 | 191 km N | 594 | 33.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 88 % |
| Mombrier | 33 | 226 km N | 477 | 31.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Forêt-le-Roi | 91 | 615 km N | 492 | 36.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gressey | 78 | 647 km N | 533 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 81 % · humidity 86 % |
| Zoteux | 62 | 845 km N | 588 | 37.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 99 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Ordizan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivière | 37 | 449 km N | 699 | 30.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mareil-le-Guyon | 78 | 646 km N | 420 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marsais-Sainte-Radégonde | 85 | 389 km N | 553 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montigné-lès-Rairies | 49 | 502 km N | 418 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Clam | 17 | 269 km N | 418 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Luchat | 17 | 299 km N | 511 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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