Soues
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Soues (INSEE 65433) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CA Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées. Population 2,988 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/65433-soues
Vitality score
Vitality score 48.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 54 % of the 7,137 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.67 | 10 | 6.72 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.44 | 10 | 4.4 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.85 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA MIE D'ICI · MENGELLE 2). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHEZ GERARD). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (L'AUDACIEUX · FRITERIE BIENV'NU CHEZ NATH · RESTAURANT DU LAC · R.E ENTRETIEN TOITURE & ESPACE VERT). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BARROUQUERE TEILH). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PIERRE GAUBERT, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE SAINT-BLANCAT, MÉDECIN · LIONEL BONAMICH, MÉDECIN · LILIAN RIVAL, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE EMMA BIARNES, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE SOUES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATHALIE SARRAUTE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (MARINA L'' COIFF · O SALON DE VIRGINIE · LE SALON BGN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LA MIE D'ICI · MENGELLE 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | CHEZ GERARD | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 4 | L'AUDACIEUX · FRITERIE BIENV'NU CHEZ NATH · RESTAURANT DU LAC · R.E ENTRETIEN TOITURE & ESPACE VERT | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BARROUQUERE TEILH | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | PIERRE GAUBERT, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE SAINT-BLANCAT, MÉDECIN · LIONEL BONAMICH, MÉDECIN · LILIAN RIVAL, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE EMMA BIARNES, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE SOUES | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATHALIE SARRAUTE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 3 | MARINA L'' COIFF · O SALON DE VIRGINIE · LE SALON BGN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday 08h00 à 12h30 parking de la Salle Polyvalente. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,005 (2012) → 2,988 (2023): -0.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,179 (1990) → 2,988 (2023): -6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,523, of which 1.5 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Soues): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Soues): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Soues): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Tarbes): 2 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Soues): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the TARBES-LOURDES-PYRENEES weather station, 8.3 km away at 360 m; the village itself is at 343 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at TARBES-LOURDES-PYRENEES, 8.3 km away at 360 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 1,064 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 8.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at TARBES-LOURDES-PYRENEES, 8.3 km away at 360 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65433/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.soues.com/marche-alimentaire— “de nombreux commerçants vont s'installer tous les MERCREDIS de 0 8h00 à 12h30”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65433/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65433/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65433/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65433
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65440
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernin | 38 | 513 km NE | 3,334 | 40.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 86 % |
| Colomars | 06 | 578 km E | 3,409 | 49.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 59 % · humidity 64 % |
| Peyrins | 26 | 447 km NE | 2,613 | 43.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 86 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Marigot | 972 | 6,558 km W | 2,948 | 48.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Montferrier-sur-Lez | 34 | 308 km E | 4,135 | 40.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Baho | 66 | 229 km E | 3,231 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 77 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baho | 66 | 229 km E | 3,231 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 77 % · humidity 43 % |
| Montferrier-sur-Lez | 34 | 308 km E | 4,135 | 40.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Peyrins | 26 | 447 km NE | 2,613 | 43.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 86 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bernin | 38 | 513 km NE | 3,334 | 40.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 86 % |
| Colomars | 06 | 578 km E | 3,409 | 49.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 59 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Marigot | 972 | 6,558 km W | 2,948 | 48.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Soues'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Presles | 95 | 678 km N | 4,017 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-du-Tertre | 95 | 679 km N | 2,689 | 38 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Barbazan-Debat | 65 | 1.8 km SE | 3,478 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Odos | 65 | 3.5 km W | 3,265 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dommartin | 69 | 468 km NE | 2,687 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez | 65 | 7.2 km NW | 5,399 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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