Vic-en-Bigorre
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 48.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vic-en-Bigorre (INSEE 65460) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CC Adour Madiran. Population 4,845 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/65460-vic-en-bigorre
Vitality score
Vitality score 48.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 37 % of the 4,814 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 | 0.44 | 25 | 11.07 |
| Social | 0.48 | 20 | 9.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.58 | 10 | 5.8 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.91 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.72 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE - FOUR CHAUFFE AU BOIS · CHEZ KIKI). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LES FERMIERS BIGOURDANS). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BIGORRE PRIMEUR · EPICERIE VIC BIGOORE). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (SOC VICQUOISE ALIMENT DISTRIB · UMBERTI). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (L'ECAILLE). [3,4]
14 × Restaurant (LE BIGOURDAN · JOALEA · LE CENTRAL 2 · CHEZ NITA). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PETIT BOIS). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PIERRE GUILLARD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ST MARTIN). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE PIERRE MENDES FRANCE · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT-MARTIN). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN ASTUGUEVIEILLE, MÉDECIN · LOUIS BAPTISTA, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE GARCON, MÉDECIN · YVAN VOLFF, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MICHAUD MISTRAL · PHARMACIE LACAZE · SELARL PHARMACIE DAVERAN GAGLIANO). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEVIC). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE GENERAL PIERRE MENDES FRANCE · LEGTA DE VIC-EN-BIGORRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PIERRE GUILLARD). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PYRENEES GASCOGNE). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (ESSENTIEL COIFFURE · COIFF ET MOI · NATUR'EL · L'M COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL LE REVERBERE · LE TIVOLI). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Café / bar. [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE - FOUR CHAUFFE AU BOIS · CHEZ KIKI | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LES FERMIERS BIGOURDANS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | BIGORRE PRIMEUR · EPICERIE VIC BIGOORE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | SOC VICQUOISE ALIMENT DISTRIB · UMBERTI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | L'ECAILLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 14 | LE BIGOURDAN · JOALEA · LE CENTRAL 2 · CHEZ NITA | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PETIT BOIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PIERRE GUILLARD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ST MARTIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE PIERRE MENDES FRANCE · COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT-MARTIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | JEAN ASTUGUEVIEILLE, MÉDECIN · LOUIS BAPTISTA, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE GARCON, MÉDECIN · YVAN VOLFF, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE MICHAUD MISTRAL · PHARMACIE LACAZE · SELARL PHARMACIE DAVERAN GAGLIANO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEVIC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | LYCEE GENERAL PIERRE MENDES FRANCE · LEGTA DE VIC-EN-BIGORRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PIERRE GUILLARD | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE MIDI PYRENEES · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE OCCITANE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL PYRENEES GASCOGNE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | ESSENTIEL COIFFURE · COIFF ET MOI · NATUR'EL · L'M COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL LE REVERBERE · LE TIVOLI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,071 (2012) → 4,845 (2023): -4.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,888 (1990) → 4,845 (2023): -0.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,781, of which 2.8 % second homes and 13.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vic-en-Bigorre): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Vic-en-Bigorre): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Vic-en-Bigorre): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Vic-en-Bigorre): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vic-en-Bigorre): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VIC EN BIGORRE weather station, 1.4 km away at 219 m; the village itself is at 217 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 10 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VIC EN BIGORRE, 1.4 km away at 219 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 911 mm of rain a year, spread over 116 days — about 7.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VIC EN BIGORRE, 1.4 km away at 219 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 — 65460/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/36/6a40f4c2-91a3-3616-9f9f-bcc20e4cb4a5— “Chaque samedi matin, le cœur de Vic-en-Bigorre bat au rythme de son marché traditionnel.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65460/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65460/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65460/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65460
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnoules | 83 | 496 km E | 4,388 | 49.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 43 % |
| Nailloux | 31 | 127 km E | 4,211 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 89 % |
| Rocbaron | 83 | 488 km E | 5,660 | 53 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 88 % · humidity 36 % |
| Fontaine-le-Comte | 86 | 351 km N | 3,972 | 41.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 43 % |
| Conches-en-Ouche | 27 | 624 km N | 4,838 | 60.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 85 % |
| Cazères | 31 | 86 km E | 4,854 | 64.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cazères | 31 | 86 km E | 4,854 | 64.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 95 % · humidity 79 % |
| Nailloux | 31 | 127 km E | 4,211 | 49.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 89 % |
| Fontaine-le-Comte | 86 | 351 km N | 3,972 | 41.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 43 % |
| Rocbaron | 83 | 488 km E | 5,660 | 53 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 88 % · humidity 36 % |
| Carnoules | 83 | 496 km E | 4,388 | 49.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 43 % |
| Conches-en-Ouche | 27 | 624 km N | 4,838 | 60.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 85 % |
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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 Vic-en-Bigorre'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pons | 17 | 248 km N | 4,343 | 56.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castelnau-de-Médoc | 33 | 195 km N | 4,907 | 61.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Réole | 33 | 133 km N | 4,487 | 61.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Avensan | 33 | 194 km N | 3,140 | 38.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quincieux | 69 | 468 km NE | 3,679 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lozanne | 69 | 458 km NE | 3,182 | 49.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
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