La Teste-de-Buch
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 74.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Teste-de-Buch (INSEE 33529) is in Gironde (33), part of CA Bassin d'Arcachon Sud (COBAS). Population 27,566 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/33529-la-teste-de-buch
Vitality score
Vitality score 74.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 75 % of the 834 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 | 0.76 | 25 | 18.99 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.7 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.76 | 10 | 7.6 |
| Public & culture | 0.29 | 5 | 1.46 |
| Population trend | 0.86 | 10 | 8.56 |
| Housing mix | 0.48 | 5 | 2.42 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
21 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE MARQUET · PATISSERIES REGIONALES · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · SUCRE GLACE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LAFFITE). [3,4]
9 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CASTILLON FRERES · L'ARTISAN ROTISSEUR SULLIVAN · GRAND FRAIS · GARATIN GASTRONOMIE · BOUCHERIE DU CAP). [3,4]
9 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DUNE STORE · SIP · SPAR · VALAUD). [3,4]
9 × Supermarket (LIDL · FOROCEAN · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR CITY · AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (L'ESCAPADE FROMAGERE). [4]
6 × Fishmonger (LA MAREE DE L'OCEAN · LA CABAN A PINPIN · CHEZ LAURETTE · POISSONNERIE DU PYLA · LES HUITRES DE MON MOULIN). [3,4]
120 × Restaurant (SARL MELISA · L'ITALIENNE PIZZA A EMPORTER · ARCHE LIGAR · RESTAURANT DU PORT). [3,4]
28 × Café / bar (ETCHE ONA · LE DIPLOMATE · LE PRIVE DE L'ERMITAGE · V AND B · LE BAGUS). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE JULES CHAMBRELENT · ECOLE MATERNELLE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE MATERNELLE CAZAUX LA FARANDOLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE SAMUEL PATY). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GAMBETTA · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BREMONTIER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CAZAUX LAFON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAMUEL PATY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT VINCENT). [3]
2 × Collège (ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE A TA PORTEE · COLLEGE HENRI DHEURLE). [3]
39 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIE PAYET, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRA DAUBERT, MÉDECIN · LAURE DUCH, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE ESPAGNACQ, MÉDECIN · MARIE FEHRENBACH, MÉDECIN). [3]
6 × Pharmacy (AUDIKA · PHARMACIE BABOULENE · PHARMACIE DEMOLIN · PHARMACIE SAINT EXUPERY · SELARL PHARMACIE DU SOLEIL). [3,4]
5 × Post office / agence postale (CAZAUX BURALISTE LPR RP · LA TESTE BUCH LECLERC LPR RP · LA TESTE MIQUELOTS AP · MAIRIE ANNEXE PYLA SUR MER AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (LA BIBLIO, CULTURES PARTAGÉES). [3]
1 × Cinema (GRAND ECRAN). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE PIERRE DE COUBERTIN · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE BONNEVAL). [3]
6 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DE CAZAUX LAC · PLAGE DE LA SALIE NORD · PLAGE DE LA LAGUNE · PLAGE LE PETIT NICE · PLAGE DE LA CORNICHE). [3]
10 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LA TESTE · AGENCE LA TESTE · SOCIETE ARCACHONNAISE TECHNIQUE DE FINANCEMENT · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL AQUITAINE · BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST). [3]
45 × Hairdresser (DUBOURG MYLENE). [3,4]
5 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
8 × Hotel (IBIS · HOTEL DE FRANCE · HOTEL H(A)AITZA · HOTEL TTIKI-ETCHEA · HOTEL LA CO(O)RNICHE). [3,4]
8 × Campsite (YELLOH! VILLAGE CAMPING PANORAMA DU PYLA · CLICOCHIC LE PETIT NICE · PYLA CAMPING · CAMPING SEAGREEN DOMAINE DE LA FORGE · CAMPING LA PINEDE RESIDENCE 4 ETOILES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 1 × Fishmonger, 27 × Restaurant, 3 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 7 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 21 | PATISSERIE MARQUET · PATISSERIES REGIONALES · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · SUCRE GLACE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LAFFITE | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 9 | BOUCHERIE CASTILLON FRERES · L'ARTISAN ROTISSEUR SULLIVAN · GRAND FRAIS · GARATIN GASTRONOMIE · BOUCHERIE DU CAP | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 9 | DUNE STORE · SIP · SPAR · VALAUD | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 9 | LIDL · FOROCEAN · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR CITY · AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | L'ESCAPADE FROMAGERE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 6 | LA MAREE DE L'OCEAN · LA CABAN A PINPIN · CHEZ LAURETTE · POISSONNERIE DU PYLA · LES HUITRES DE MON MOULIN | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 120 | SARL MELISA · L'ITALIENNE PIZZA A EMPORTER · ARCHE LIGAR · RESTAURANT DU PORT | INSEE BPE 120 / INSEE SIRENE 192 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 28 | ETCHE ONA · LE DIPLOMATE · LE PRIVE DE L'ERMITAGE · V AND B · LE BAGUS | INSEE SIRENE 28 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE JULES CHAMBRELENT · ECOLE MATERNELLE VICTOR HUGO · ECOLE MATERNELLE CAZAUX LA FARANDOLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE SAMUEL PATY | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GAMBETTA · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BREMONTIER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CAZAUX LAFON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAMUEL PATY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT VINCENT | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE A TA PORTEE · COLLEGE HENRI DHEURLE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 39 | MARIE PAYET, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRA DAUBERT, MÉDECIN · LAURE DUCH, MÉDECIN · SYLVIE ESPAGNACQ, MÉDECIN · MARIE FEHRENBACH, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 39 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 6 | AUDIKA · PHARMACIE BABOULENE · PHARMACIE DEMOLIN · PHARMACIE SAINT EXUPERY · SELARL PHARMACIE DU SOLEIL | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 5 | CAZAUX BURALISTE LPR RP · LA TESTE BUCH LECLERC LPR RP · LA TESTE MIQUELOTS AP · MAIRIE ANNEXE PYLA SUR MER AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Library | 1 | LA BIBLIO, CULTURES PARTAGÉES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | GRAND ECRAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | SALLE PIERRE DE COUBERTIN · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE BONNEVAL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 6 | PLAGE DE CAZAUX LAC · PLAGE DE LA SALIE NORD · PLAGE DE LA LAGUNE · PLAGE LE PETIT NICE · PLAGE DE LA CORNICHE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Bank | 10 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE LA TESTE · AGENCE LA TESTE · SOCIETE ARCACHONNAISE TECHNIQUE DE FINANCEMENT · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL AQUITAINE · BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 45 | DUBOURG MYLENE | INSEE BPE 45 / INSEE SIRENE 61 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 5 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 8 | IBIS · HOTEL DE FRANCE · HOTEL H(A)AITZA · HOTEL TTIKI-ETCHEA · HOTEL LA CO(O)RNICHE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 60 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 8 | YELLOH! VILLAGE CAMPING PANORAMA DU PYLA · CLICOCHIC LE PETIT NICE · PYLA CAMPING · CAMPING SEAGREEN DOMAINE DE LA FORGE · CAMPING LA PINEDE RESIDENCE 4 ETOILES | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 24,952 (2012) → 27,566 (2023): 10.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 20,331 (1990) → 27,566 (2023): 35.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 20,222, of which 25.8 % second homes and 3.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Teste-de-Buch): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Teste-de-Buch): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (La Teste-de-Buch): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Teste-de-Buch): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Teste-de-Buch): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 10 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CAP-FERRET weather station, 8.2 km away at 8 m; the village itself is at 4 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 13 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CAP-FERRET, 8.2 km away at 8 m, over 25 summers. [9]
An average of 779 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CAP-FERRET, 8.2 km away at 8 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33529/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33529/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33529/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33529/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 33529
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontignan | 34 | 414 km E | 24,136 | 73.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 21 % |
| Dieppe | 76 | 612 km N | 28,496 | 76.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 14 % |
| Aix-les-Bains | 73 | 566 km E | 32,406 | 82.7 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 53 % · humidity 21 % |
| Dax | 40 | 103 km S | 22,109 | 71.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Menton | 06 | 696 km E | 30,604 | 77 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
| Rochefort | 17 | 146 km N | 23,460 | 73.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dax | 40 | 103 km S | 22,109 | 71.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 81 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rochefort | 17 | 146 km N | 23,460 | 73.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 64 % |
| Frontignan | 34 | 414 km E | 24,136 | 73.3 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 91 % · humidity 21 % |
| Aix-les-Bains | 73 | 566 km E | 32,406 | 82.7 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 53 % · humidity 21 % |
| Dieppe | 76 | 612 km N | 28,496 | 76.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 82 % · humidity 14 % |
| Menton | 06 | 696 km E | 30,604 | 77 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 La Teste-de-Buch'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vence | 06 | 666 km E | 19,917 | 64.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Biscarrosse | 40 | 26 km S | 15,836 | 65 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Andernos-les-Bains | 33 | 13 km N | 12,710 | 67.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arcachon | 33 | 3.7 km NW | 11,092 | 65.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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