Ouzous
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ouzous (INSEE 65352) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CC Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves. Population 199 (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 22.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 69 % of the 15,908 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.52 | 5 | 2.59 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA FERME DU PLANTIER). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 LA FERME DU PLANTIER | 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 197 (2012) → 199 (2023): 1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 128 (1990) → 199 (2023): 55.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 137, of which 24.1 % second homes and 6.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Argelès-Gazost): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ayzac-Ost): 1.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Ayzac-Ost): 1.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Argelès-Gazost): 3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Ouzous): 0 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the AYROS ARBOUIX weather station, 4.7 km away at 478 m; the village itself is at 582 m. [11]
The village sits 104 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at TARBES-LOURDES-PYRENEES, 19.6 km away at 360 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 222 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,085 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 8.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at AYROS ARBOUIX, 4.7 km away at 478 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65352/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65352/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65352/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65352/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65025
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65056
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65352
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Gervais-sur-Couches | 71 | 568 km NE | 209 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bompas | 09 | 142 km E | 206 | 16 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brametot | 76 | 755 km N | 199 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Augnat | 63 | 373 km NE | 183 | 22.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 34 % · humidity 79 % |
| Entrevernes | 74 | 587 km NE | 191 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 59 % · humidity 79 % |
| Hervelinghen | 62 | 884 km N | 215 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bompas | 09 | 142 km E | 206 | 16 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Augnat | 63 | 373 km NE | 183 | 22.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 34 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Gervais-sur-Couches | 71 | 568 km NE | 209 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
| Entrevernes | 74 | 587 km NE | 191 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 59 % · humidity 79 % |
| Brametot | 76 | 755 km N | 199 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hervelinghen | 62 | 884 km N | 215 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 76 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Ouzous'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villemoiron-en-Othe | 10 | 649 km NE | 201 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vatteville | 27 | 703 km N | 175 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Porte-de-Seine | 27 | 699 km N | 208 | 6.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Étavigny | 60 | 718 km N | 180 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mérilheu | 65 | 24 km E | 232 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Crépin-aux-Bois | 60 | 751 km N | 189 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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