Saint-Savin
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 16.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 25 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Savin (INSEE 65396) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CC Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves. Population 364 (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/65396-saint-savin
Vitality score
Vitality score 16.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 25 % of the 18,057 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 6 |
| Housing mix | 0.35 | 5 | 1.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (BSM). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LE VISCOS). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | BSM | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL LE VISCOS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 381 (2012) → 364 (2023): -4.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 331 (1990) → 364 (2023): 10 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 283, of which 32.5 % second homes and 4.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Soulom): 2.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Beaucens): 1.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Argelès-Gazost): 3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Argelès-Gazost): 3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Argelès-Gazost): 2.4 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the AYROS ARBOUIX weather station, 2.8 km away at 478 m; the village itself is at 545 m. [11]
The village sits 67 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]
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, 2.8 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 — 65396/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65396/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65396/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65396/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65435
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65077
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65025
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy-sur-Mer | 14 | 708 km N | 341 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 76 % |
| Hohrod | 68 | 796 km NE | 349 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 38 % |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse | 24 | 229 km NE | 388 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 97 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-lès-Bray | 77 | 659 km N | 350 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 76 % |
| Saint-Siméon | 27 | 703 km N | 333 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 88 % |
| Bordezac | 30 | 367 km NE | 387 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 80 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vincent-de-Cosse | 24 | 229 km NE | 388 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 97 % |
| Bordezac | 30 | 367 km NE | 387 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 80 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-lès-Bray | 77 | 659 km N | 350 | 21.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 76 % |
| Saint-Siméon | 27 | 703 km N | 333 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 88 % |
| Tracy-sur-Mer | 14 | 708 km N | 341 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 67 % · winter 76 % |
| Hohrod | 68 | 796 km NE | 349 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 38 % |
Elsewhere
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