Saint-Créac
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 6.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 6 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Créac (INSEE 65386) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CA Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées. Population 99 (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 6.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 6 % of the 10,519 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.35 | 10 | 3.46 |
| Housing mix | 0.39 | 5 | 1.96 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 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 | 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 | 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 95 (2012) → 99 (2023): 4.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 117 (1990) → 99 (2023): -15.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 69, of which 30.4 % second homes and 4.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lourdes): 3.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lourdes): 3.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Lourdes): 3.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lourdes): 3.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lourdes): 3.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LOURDES weather station, 5.8 km away at 410 m; the village itself is at 423 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at TARBES-LOURDES-PYRENEES, 14.4 km away at 360 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 63 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,439 mm of rain a year, spread over 140 days — about 10.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LOURDES-SERRES, 4.8 km away at 415 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65386/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65386/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65386/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65386/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65286
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Héberville | 76 | 750 km N | 100 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
| Blois-sur-Seille | 39 | 608 km NE | 102 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vélieux | 34 | 227 km E | 95 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lys | 58 | 555 km NE | 104 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 72 % · humidity 71 % |
| Argançon | 10 | 680 km NE | 101 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Blangerval-Blangermont | 62 | 826 km N | 95 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 41 % · winter 97 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vélieux | 34 | 227 km E | 95 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lys | 58 | 555 km NE | 104 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 72 % · humidity 71 % |
| Blois-sur-Seille | 39 | 608 km NE | 102 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| Argançon | 10 | 680 km NE | 101 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Héberville | 76 | 750 km N | 100 | 6.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 100 % · humidity 71 % |
| Blangerval-Blangermont | 62 | 826 km N | 95 | 7.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 41 % · winter 97 % |
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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 Saint-Créac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vélieux | 34 | 227 km E | 95 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gabillou | 24 | 253 km N | 95 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Séverin-sur-Boutonne | 17 | 337 km N | 93 | 4.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gourvillette | 17 | 315 km N | 116 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Serpent | 11 | 180 km E | 92 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gibourne | 17 | 320 km N | 103 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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