Sassis
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 18.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 86 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sassis (INSEE 65411) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CC Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves. Population 69 (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/65411-sassis
Vitality score
Vitality score 18.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 86 % of the 7,284 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 | 0.83 | 10 | 8.27 |
| Housing mix | 0.18 | 5 | 0.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (BUSTI). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LE HOUNTA). [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 | BUSTI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | CAMPING LE HOUNTA | 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 87 (2012) → 69 (2023): -20.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 52 (1990) → 69 (2023): 32.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 80, of which 41.3 % second homes and 13.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Luz-Saint-Sauveur): 1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Esquièze-Sère): 1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Luz-Saint-Sauveur): 1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Esquièze-Sère): 1.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Esquièze-Sère): 1.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 25 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LUZ SAINT SAUVEUR weather station, 1.9 km away at 910 m; the village itself is at 660 m. [10]
The village sits 250 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. [10]
An average of 1,185 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LUZ SAINT SAUVEUR, 1.9 km away at 910 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 — 65411/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65411/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65411/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65411/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65295
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65168
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Génos | 31 | 58 km E | 71 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 62 % |
| Fontenu | 39 | 624 km NE | 72 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 28 % |
| Santa-Maria-Figaniella | 2A | 753 km E | 74 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 89 % |
| Lordat | 09 | 145 km E | 59 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 0 % |
| Cette-Eygun | 64 | 47 km W | 66 | 13 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 69 % |
| Giuncaggio | 2B | 772 km E | 91 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 70 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cette-Eygun | 64 | 47 km W | 66 | 13 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 69 % |
| Génos | 31 | 58 km E | 71 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 62 % |
| Lordat | 09 | 145 km E | 59 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 0 % |
| Fontenu | 39 | 624 km NE | 72 | 23.6 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 90 % · winter 28 % |
| Santa-Maria-Figaniella | 2A | 753 km E | 74 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 89 % |
| Giuncaggio | 2B | 772 km E | 91 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 64 % · winter 70 % |
Elsewhere
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