Arsac
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.3/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Arsac (INSEE 33012) is in Gironde (33), part of CC Médoc Estuaire. Population 4,124 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/33012-arsac
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 26 % of the 5,482 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 | 0.28 | 25 | 6.97 |
| Social | 0.37 | 20 | 7.49 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PAINS GATEAUX ET TRALALA · CASSE-CROUTES ET TRALALA). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE LARRAZET). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SDMJ). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (ARSAC PIZZA · UBON THAI FOOD). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE D'ALINE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE D'ALINE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE D'ARSAC). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BEATRICE KRAMATA, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PAUL ROUX, MÉDECIN · ERIC MICHEL, MÉDECIN · JEAN-BASTIEN MICOULAUD, MÉDECIN · JULIEN DESCHAUME, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE TARDAT BRANGER). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE D'ARSAC). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE SPORT PANCHON). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (SOAN TIFF · COIFF O NATUREL · MON PETIT SALON · LES CISEAUX MAGIQUES DE SONIA · LE BOUDOIR DE JUSTINE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (CHEZ PRISCE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | PAINS GATEAUX ET TRALALA · CASSE-CROUTES ET TRALALA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE LARRAZET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SDMJ | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | ARSAC PIZZA · UBON THAI FOOD | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE D'ALINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE D'ALINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE D'ARSAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | BEATRICE KRAMATA, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PAUL ROUX, MÉDECIN · ERIC MICHEL, MÉDECIN · JEAN-BASTIEN MICOULAUD, MÉDECIN · JULIEN DESCHAUME, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE TARDAT BRANGER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE D'ARSAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DE SPORT PANCHON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 6 | SOAN TIFF · COIFF O NATUREL · MON PETIT SALON · LES CISEAUX MAGIQUES DE SONIA · LE BOUDOIR DE JUSTINE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | CHEZ PRISCE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 3,285 (2012) → 4,124 (2023): 25.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,729 (1990) → 4,124 (2023): 51.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,665, of which 1.4 % second homes and 2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Arsac): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Arsac): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Arsac): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Arsac): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Arsac): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 44 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SALAUNES weather station, 13 km away at 50 m; the village itself is at 21 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ST GERVAIS, 17.3 km away at 42 m, over 29 summers. [9]
An average of 993 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SALAUNES, 13 km away at 50 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33012/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33012/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33012/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33012/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33012
- 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-Savin | 38 | 474 km E | 4,323 | 50.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cires-lès-Mello | 60 | 528 km NE | 3,978 | 42.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| Jonquières-Saint-Vincent | 30 | 437 km E | 3,875 | 50.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Thuit de l'Oison | 27 | 490 km N | 3,827 | 40.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 82 % |
| Montastruc-la-Conseillère | 31 | 231 km SE | 3,708 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 81 % |
| Bages | 66 | 392 km SE | 4,560 | 47 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 62 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montastruc-la-Conseillère | 31 | 231 km SE | 3,708 | 56 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 79 % · winter 81 % |
| Bages | 66 | 392 km SE | 4,560 | 47 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 36 % · winter 62 % · humidity 29 % |
| Jonquières-Saint-Vincent | 30 | 437 km E | 3,875 | 50.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 10 % · winter 70 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Savin | 38 | 474 km E | 4,323 | 50.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Thuit de l'Oison | 27 | 490 km N | 3,827 | 40.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 82 % |
| Cires-lès-Mello | 60 | 528 km NE | 3,978 | 42.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 91 % · 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 Arsac'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincieux | 69 | 438 km E | 3,679 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jarnac | 16 | 86 km NE | 4,486 | 50.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire | 16 | 67 km NE | 4,726 | 60.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rieumes | 31 | 228 km SE | 3,517 | 54.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Morcenx-la-Nouvelle | 40 | 109 km S | 5,022 | 53.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Réole | 33 | 69 km SE | 4,487 | 61.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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