Tarbes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 85.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Tarbes (INSEE 65440) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CA Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées. Population 44,399 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/65440-tarbes
Vitality score
Vitality score 85.2/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 511 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 | 0.92 | 25 | 22.97 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.9 |
| Education | 0.86 | 10 | 8.65 |
| Health | 0.92 | 10 | 9.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.52 | 5 | 2.62 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.33 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.78 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
25 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE ARTIGARREDE · AIPHICO · PATISSERIE LISENA · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE). [3,4]
16 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON LIESTA · SOCIETE DES ETABLISSEMENTS GAYE · ABADIE TRAITEUR · FIFA 13). [3,4]
22 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · STUDIO COMME J'AIME · EURL A.A · BAIZA QADAM · EPICERIE ST ANTOINE). [3,4]
15 × Supermarket (E. LECLERC · LIDL · CARREFOUR CITY · CAMPANULE · LAGMAT). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (DADOU FROMAGER). [4]
2 × Fishmonger (PYRENEES MAREE · POISSONNERIE LE BIGORRE'NO). [3,4]
139 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · BOUZAR EDWIGE · CHEZ JEANNOT · PHIDI). [3,4]
37 × Café / bar (RED CLUB · LE RAINBOW · LE CELTIC · RG ROOM · CAFE TANGO EL PALACIO). [4]
6 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE MICHELET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB MOUYSSET · EC MATERNELLE PUB HENRI IV · EC MATERNELLE PUB FREDERIC MISTRAL · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PABLO NERUDA). [3]
16 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE BERNADETTE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA SENDERE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VOLTAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE THEOPHILE GAUTIER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HENRI IV). [3]
8 × Collège (COLLEGE DESAIX · COLLEGE MASSEY · COLLEGE PAUL ELUARD · COLLEGE VOLTAIRE · COLLEGE PYRENEES). [3]
34 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PIERRE DOURTHE-LARRERE, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE FRITSCH, MÉDECIN · SYLVAIN RAMOND, MÉDECIN · HENRI-YVES TRUONG TAN TRUNG, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE GEHIN WIBAUX, MÉDECIN). [3]
15 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ANTONINI · PHARMACIE CASAU MASSAT · PHARMACIE LAFAYETTE · PHARMACIE DU SOLEIL · PHARMACIE ASTRUC). [3,4]
7 × Post office / agence postale (TARBES L ORMEAU RPU RP · TARBES BURALISTE LPR RP · TARBES CARREFOUR LACAUSSADE RP · TARBES CARREFOUR CITY MARCADIEU RP · TARBES TABAC PRESSE URAC RP). [3]
5 × Library (LUDOTHÈQUE D'ENTRÉE DE JEU · BIBLIOTHÈQUE NELSON MANDELA · 65 - MÉDIATHÈQUE DÉPARTEMENTALE DES HAUTES-PYRÉNÉES · MÉDIATHÈQUE LOUIS ARAGON · BIBLIOBUS). [3]
1 × Cinema (MEGA CGR). [3]
27 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE DE LA PROVIDENCE · LYCEE GENERAL ET TECHNOLOGIQUE MARIE CURIE · LYCEE THEOPHILE GAUTIER · LYCEE TECHNIQUE REGIONAL JEAN DUPUY · COLLEGE PAUL ELUARD). [3]
19 × Bank (BANQUE POUYANNE · AGENCE TARBES MARCADIEU · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE TARBES ARSENAL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE TARBES · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES). [3]
89 × Hairdresser (DESPOUYS BERNADETTE · SARL TECH SYSTEM). [3,4]
5 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
12 × Hotel (HOTEL KENNEDY PARC DES EXPOSITIONS · HOTEL PREMIERE CLASSE - TARBES · KYRIAD · LE REX HOTEL · HOTEL HENRI IV). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 5 × Butcher (boucherie), 12 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Supermarket, 1 × Fishmonger, 48 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Collège, 5 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 19 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 25 | PATISSERIE ARTIGARREDE · AIPHICO · PATISSERIE LISENA · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 34 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 16 | MAISON LIESTA · SOCIETE DES ETABLISSEMENTS GAYE · ABADIE TRAITEUR · FIFA 13 | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 22 | DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · STUDIO COMME J'AIME · EURL A.A · BAIZA QADAM · EPICERIE ST ANTOINE | INSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 37 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 15 | E. LECLERC · LIDL · CARREFOUR CITY · CAMPANULE · LAGMAT | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | DADOU FROMAGER | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 2 | PYRENEES MAREE · POISSONNERIE LE BIGORRE'NO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 139 | BUFFALO GRILL · BOUZAR EDWIGE · CHEZ JEANNOT · PHIDI | INSEE BPE 139 / INSEE SIRENE 249 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 37 | RED CLUB · LE RAINBOW · LE CELTIC · RG ROOM · CAFE TANGO EL PALACIO | INSEE SIRENE 37 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 6 | ECOLE MATERNELLE MICHELET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUB MOUYSSET · EC MATERNELLE PUB HENRI IV · EC MATERNELLE PUB FREDERIC MISTRAL · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PABLO NERUDA | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 16 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE BERNADETTE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LA SENDERE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VOLTAIRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE THEOPHILE GAUTIER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HENRI IV | INSEE BPE 16 [3] |
| Collège | 8 | COLLEGE DESAIX · COLLEGE MASSEY · COLLEGE PAUL ELUARD · COLLEGE VOLTAIRE · COLLEGE PYRENEES | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 34 | PIERRE DOURTHE-LARRERE, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE FRITSCH, MÉDECIN · SYLVAIN RAMOND, MÉDECIN · HENRI-YVES TRUONG TAN TRUNG, MÉDECIN · NATHALIE GEHIN WIBAUX, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 34 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 15 | PHARMACIE ANTONINI · PHARMACIE CASAU MASSAT · PHARMACIE LAFAYETTE · PHARMACIE DU SOLEIL · PHARMACIE ASTRUC | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 7 | TARBES L ORMEAU RPU RP · TARBES BURALISTE LPR RP · TARBES CARREFOUR LACAUSSADE RP · TARBES CARREFOUR CITY MARCADIEU RP · TARBES TABAC PRESSE URAC RP | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Library | 5 | LUDOTHÈQUE D'ENTRÉE DE JEU · BIBLIOTHÈQUE NELSON MANDELA · 65 - MÉDIATHÈQUE DÉPARTEMENTALE DES HAUTES-PYRÉNÉES · MÉDIATHÈQUE LOUIS ARAGON · BIBLIOBUS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | MEGA CGR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 27 | COMPLEXE DE LA PROVIDENCE · LYCEE GENERAL ET TECHNOLOGIQUE MARIE CURIE · LYCEE THEOPHILE GAUTIER · LYCEE TECHNIQUE REGIONAL JEAN DUPUY · COLLEGE PAUL ELUARD | INSEE BPE 27 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 19 | BANQUE POUYANNE · AGENCE TARBES MARCADIEU · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE TARBES ARSENAL · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE TARBES · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES | INSEE BPE 19 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 89 | DESPOUYS BERNADETTE · SARL TECH SYSTEM | INSEE BPE 89 / INSEE SIRENE 124 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 5 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 12 | HOTEL KENNEDY PARC DES EXPOSITIONS · HOTEL PREMIERE CLASSE - TARBES · KYRIAD · LE REX HOTEL · HOTEL HENRI IV | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 41,664 (2012) → 44,399 (2023): 6.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 47,566 (1990) → 44,399 (2023): -6.7 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 30,452, of which 2.2 % second homes and 13.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tarbes): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Tarbes): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Tarbes): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Tarbes): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Tarbes): 0.3 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. [10]
Measured at the TARBES-LOURDES-PYRENEES weather station, 8.1 km away at 360 m; the village itself is at 311 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at TARBES-LOURDES-PYRENEES, 8.1 km away at 360 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 1,064 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 8.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at TARBES-LOURDES-PYRENEES, 8.1 km away at 360 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65440/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/36/3028979a-f4b2-3698-bb5b-27d4554cd61d— “Rendez-vous tous les jeudis matin à Tarbes pour le plus grand marché hebdomadaire de producteurs du Sud-Ouest !”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65440/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65440/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65440/logement/2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagneux | 92 | 642 km N | 44,572 | 74.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| Caluire-et-Cuire | 69 | 473 km NE | 43,597 | 75 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| Rezé | 44 | 459 km N | 43,556 | 80.8 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bagnolet | 93 | 652 km N | 43,086 | 79.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Valenciennes | 59 | 834 km N | 43,468 | 85.5 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
| Belfort | 90 | 721 km NE | 45,912 | 82.1 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rezé | 44 | 459 km N | 43,556 | 80.8 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Caluire-et-Cuire | 69 | 473 km NE | 43,597 | 75 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bagneux | 92 | 642 km N | 44,572 | 74.7 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bagnolet | 93 | 652 km N | 43,086 | 79.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Belfort | 90 | 721 km NE | 45,912 | 82.1 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 62 % · humidity 57 % |
| Valenciennes | 59 | 834 km N | 43,468 | 85.5 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Tarbes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taverny | 95 | 665 km N | 27,593 | 66.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Eaubonne | 95 | 662 km N | 26,211 | 66.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châtellerault | 86 | 400 km N | 31,003 | 79.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saintes | 17 | 285 km N | 25,363 | 76.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vierzon | 18 | 470 km N | 25,068 | 72.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gujan-Mestras | 33 | 181 km NW | 22,153 | 69.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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