Barèges
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Barèges (INSEE 65481) is in Hautes-Pyrénées (65), part of CC Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves. Population 127 (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/65481-bareges
Vitality score
Vitality score 45.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 100 % of the 12,697 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 | 0.58 | 25 | 14.41 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL SABATHIE · FLORIACK). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
12 × Restaurant (LONCA MARIE-NOELLE · AUBERGE LA COUQUELLE · SARL TITOUNETTE · REFUGE DE LA GLERE · CHEZ FRANCK). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE BISTROT). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE HUBERT REEVES). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BAREGES AP). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE REFUGE). [3]
5 × Hotel (HOTEL DE LA POSTE · HOTEL CENTRAL · HOTEL RESTAURANT LES CASTETS D AYRE · LA MONTAGNE FLEURIE · HOTEL ALPHEE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA RIBERE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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) | 2 | SARL SABATHIE · FLORIACK | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 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 | 12 | LONCA MARIE-NOELLE · AUBERGE LA COUQUELLE · SARL TITOUNETTE · REFUGE DE LA GLERE · CHEZ FRANCK | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE BISTROT | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE HUBERT REEVES | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | BAREGES AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 1 | LE REFUGE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 5 | HOTEL DE LA POSTE · HOTEL CENTRAL · HOTEL RESTAURANT LES CASTETS D AYRE · LA MONTAGNE FLEURIE · HOTEL ALPHEE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING LA RIBERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 175 (2012) → 127 (2023): -27.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 257 (1990) → 127 (2023): -50.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,091, of which 88.9 % second homes and 4.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Luz-Saint-Sauveur): 5.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Barèges): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Luz-Saint-Sauveur): 6.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Esquièze-Sère): 6 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Barèges): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 76 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LUZ SAINT SAUVEUR weather station, 6.6 km away at 910 m; the village itself is at 1,230 m. [11]
The village sits 320 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, 0.2 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 — 65481/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65481/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65481/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 65481/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Colomban-des-Villards | 73 | 559 km NE | 143 | 37.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 54 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-Camprieu | 30 | 307 km NE | 207 | 40.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 65 % |
| Quenza | 2A | 756 km E | 200 | 39.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 33 % · winter 23 % |
| Génos | 65 | 29 km E | 127 | 32 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 54 % |
| Saint-Véran | 05 | 582 km NE | 160 | 43 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 0 % |
| Aulus-les-Bains | 09 | 105 km E | 132 | 43.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 51 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Génos | 65 | 29 km E | 127 | 32 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 54 % |
| Aulus-les-Bains | 09 | 105 km E | 132 | 43.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 51 % |
| Saint-Sauveur-Camprieu | 30 | 307 km NE | 207 | 40.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 95 % · winter 65 % |
| Saint-Colomban-des-Villards | 73 | 559 km NE | 143 | 37.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 54 % |
| Saint-Véran | 05 | 582 km NE | 160 | 43 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 0 % |
| Quenza | 2A | 756 km E | 200 | 39.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 33 % · winter 23 % |
Elsewhere
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