Sers
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 16.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sers (INSEE 65424) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CC Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves. Population 104 (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/65424-sers
Vitality score
Vitality score 16.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 64 % of the 10,940 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 5 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA FERME SAINT JUSTIN CREPERIE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (LA FERME SAINT JUSTIN CREPERIE). [3]
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 | 2 | LA FERME SAINT JUSTIN CREPERIE | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 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 | LA FERME SAINT JUSTIN CREPERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 105 (2012) → 104 (2023): -1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 104 (1990) → 104 (2023): 0 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 205, of which 75.6 % second homes and 0 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Luz-Saint-Sauveur): 3.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Barèges): 2.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Luz-Saint-Sauveur): 3.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Esquièze-Sère): 3.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Barèges): 2.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 68 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LUZ SAINT SAUVEUR weather station, 4.2 km away at 910 m; the village itself is at 1,124 m. [11]
The village sits 214 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 1,282 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BAREGES VILLE, 2.2 km away at 1,215 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 — 65424/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65424/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65424/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65424/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65295
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65481
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melles | 31 | 59 km E | 95 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 88 % |
| Neuville-sur-Ailette | 02 | 784 km N | 121 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 92 % |
| Méailles | 04 | 547 km E | 124 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 81 % |
| Lozzi | 2B | 736 km E | 110 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 66 % |
| Bethmale | 09 | 83 km E | 108 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 58 % |
| Letia | 2A | 726 km E | 111 | 4.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 46 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melles | 31 | 59 km E | 95 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 88 % |
| Bethmale | 09 | 83 km E | 108 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 58 % |
| Méailles | 04 | 547 km E | 124 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 81 % |
| Letia | 2A | 726 km E | 111 | 4.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 46 % |
| Lozzi | 2B | 736 km E | 110 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 87 % · winter 66 % |
| Neuville-sur-Ailette | 02 | 784 km N | 121 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 92 % |
Elsewhere
Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/65424-sers