Visker
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 25.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Visker (INSEE 65479) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CA Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées. Population 362 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 25.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 18,059 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.98 | 10 | 9.78 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.17 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DE VISKER). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (BRIN DE NATURE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DE VISKER | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | 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 | 2 | BRIN DE NATURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 328 (2012) → 362 (2023): 10.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 245 (1990) → 362 (2023): 47.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 181, of which 8.3 % second homes and 3.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Arcizac-Adour): 2.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Laloubère): 7.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Montgaillard): 3.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Montgaillard): 3.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Visker): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the TARBES-LOURDES-PYRENEES weather station, 7.6 km away at 360 m; the village itself is at 508 m. [12]
The village sits 148 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at TARBES-LOURDES-PYRENEES, 7.6 km away at 360 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 148 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,064 mm of rain a year, spread over 121 days — about 8.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at TARBES-LOURDES-PYRENEES, 7.6 km away at 360 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65479/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65479/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65479/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65479/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65019
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65251
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65320
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 65479
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cormeilles | 60 | 741 km N | 392 | 26.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lucy-le-Bois | 89 | 575 km NE | 326 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Courcerac | 17 | 303 km N | 316 | 22.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Monbrun | 32 | 97 km NE | 394 | 26.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Villereglan | 11 | 174 km E | 403 | 26.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 84 % · humidity 21 % |
| Guignemicourt | 80 | 766 km N | 386 | 26.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monbrun | 32 | 97 km NE | 394 | 26.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Villereglan | 11 | 174 km E | 403 | 26.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 84 % · humidity 21 % |
| Courcerac | 17 | 303 km N | 316 | 22.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lucy-le-Bois | 89 | 575 km NE | 326 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cormeilles | 60 | 741 km N | 392 | 26.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Guignemicourt | 80 | 766 km N | 386 | 26.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Visker'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mareil-le-Guyon | 78 | 643 km N | 420 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cerbois | 18 | 469 km N | 393 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lochwiller | 67 | 839 km NE | 371 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Reinhardsmunster | 67 | 833 km NE | 430 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vitry-la-Ville | 51 | 719 km NE | 359 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bitry | 60 | 735 km N | 308 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
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