Saint-Lary-Soulan
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 73.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Lary-Soulan (INSEE 65388) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CC Aure Louron. Population 837 (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/65388-saint-lary-soulan
Vitality score
Vitality score 73.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 100 % of the 15,374 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 | 0.88 | 25 | 21.88 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.99 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.82 | 10 | 8.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.75 | 5 | 3.74 |
| Population trend | 0.26 | 10 | 2.55 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SOC EXPLOIT BOULANG SARRAMEA · LES FLOCONS PYRENEENS · CEBOLLA · LE FOURNIL · LES SOUVENIRS DE SAINT-LARY). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (FLORIACK). [3]
9 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CONSERVES DE L'ARROS · ERA BORDE-L ETABLE DE RAMOUN · DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · LA PITCHOULI). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MONTAGNE). [3,4]
41 × Restaurant (CREPERIE LA MIRABELLE · SNACK ESPIAUBE · SARL L IZARD CAFE CENTRAL · STE DE FAIT VIDALON). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (DISCOPLUS · LE BARZING · MILIVIN · LE COMPTOIR GOURMAND PYRENEEN · LA LUNA). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JACQUES GARCIA, MÉDECIN · GAELLE SUTEAU, MÉDECIN · ERIC DUBOS, MÉDECIN · GUY SAMBA, MÉDECIN · MAXIME RENOUX, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE PRAT). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT LARY SOULAN AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MAISON DU PATRIMOINE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE LARY). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DES SPORTS). [3]
2 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PYRENEES GASCOGNE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (BOUCLES D'AURE · CHRIS COIFFURE · DE MECHES AVEC VOUS · JAZZ'Y COIFFURE). [3,4]
6 × Hotel (HOTEL MIR · HOTEL LES ARCHES · HOTEL DE L'OREDON · LE CHRISTIANA ET LE PIC LUMIERE · HOTEL MERCURE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING D'AUTUN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Supermarket, 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank.
Not found in the commune: Primary school (élémentaire). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | SOC EXPLOIT BOULANG SARRAMEA · LES FLOCONS PYRENEENS · CEBOLLA · LE FOURNIL · LES SOUVENIRS DE SAINT-LARY | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | FLORIACK | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 9 | CONSERVES DE L'ARROS · ERA BORDE-L ETABLE DE RAMOUN · DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · LA PITCHOULI | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR MONTAGNE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 41 | CREPERIE LA MIRABELLE · SNACK ESPIAUBE · SARL L IZARD CAFE CENTRAL · STE DE FAIT VIDALON | INSEE BPE 41 / INSEE SIRENE 55 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | DISCOPLUS · LE BARZING · MILIVIN · LE COMPTOIR GOURMAND PYRENEEN · LA LUNA | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | JACQUES GARCIA, MÉDECIN · GAELLE SUTEAU, MÉDECIN · ERIC DUBOS, MÉDECIN · GUY SAMBA, MÉDECIN · MAXIME RENOUX, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE PRAT | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | SAINT LARY SOULAN AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MAISON DU PATRIMOINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE LARY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PYRENEES GASCOGNE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | BOUCLES D'AURE · CHRIS COIFFURE · DE MECHES AVEC VOUS · JAZZ'Y COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 6 | HOTEL MIR · HOTEL LES ARCHES · HOTEL DE L'OREDON · LE CHRISTIANA ET LE PIC LUMIERE · HOTEL MERCURE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING D'AUTUN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 891 (2012) → 837 (2023): -6.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,108 (1990) → 837 (2023): -24.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,309, of which 89.5 % second homes and 1.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Lary-Soulan): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Lary-Soulan): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Lary-Soulan): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bagnères-de-Bigorre): 15.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saint-Lary-Soulan): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 82 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST LARY SOUL weather station, 0.3 km away at 826 m; the village itself is at 818 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BAZUS-AURE, 5.2 km away at 767 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 51 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 981 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ST LARY SOUL, 0.3 km away at 826 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65388/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65388/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65388/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65388/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65388
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65059
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cauterets | 65 | 36 km W | 829 | 71.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 85 % |
| Moliets-et-Maa | 40 | 178 km NW | 1,299 | 66.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 51 % |
| Risoul | 05 | 547 km NE | 664 | 80.7 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 1 % · humidity 100 % |
| Allos | 04 | 533 km E | 812 | 67.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 19 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Angles | 66 | 146 km E | 597 | 70.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vars | 05 | 549 km NE | 588 | 70.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cauterets | 65 | 36 km W | 829 | 71.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 67 % · winter 85 % |
| Les Angles | 66 | 146 km E | 597 | 70.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moliets-et-Maa | 40 | 178 km NW | 1,299 | 66.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 51 % |
| Allos | 04 | 533 km E | 812 | 67.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 19 % · humidity 100 % |
| Risoul | 05 | 547 km NE | 664 | 80.7 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 1 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vars | 05 | 549 km NE | 588 | 70.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
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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-Lary-Soulan'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée | 06 | 556 km E | 1,289 | 61.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boussac | 23 | 420 km N | 1,236 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lanuéjouls | 12 | 232 km NE | 779 | 76.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mussy-sur-Seine | 10 | 660 km NE | 914 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cunlhat | 63 | 406 km NE | 1,290 | 41.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Val-de-Sos | 09 | 96 km E | 599 | 40.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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