Arboucave
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 21 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Arboucave (INSEE 40005) is in Landes (40), part of CC Chalosse Tursan. Population 220 (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 12.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 21 % of the 16,584 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.89 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.41 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, 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) | 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 202 (2012) → 220 (2023): 8.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 202 (1990) → 220 (2023): 8.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 119, of which 5.9 % second homes and 6.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Samadet): 4.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Samadet): 4.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Samadet): 4.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Samadet): 4.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Urgons): 4.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 24 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the URGONS weather station, 3.2 km away at 146 m; the village itself is at 99 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 14 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at URGONS, 3.2 km away at 146 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 1,017 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at URGONS, 3.2 km away at 146 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40005/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40005/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40005/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40005/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40286
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40321
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canteloup | 50 | 675 km N | 220 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 85 % · humidity 7 % |
| Ramousies | 59 | 799 km NE | 220 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 64 % · humidity 7 % |
| Courcelles-lès-Semur | 21 | 564 km NE | 221 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 7 % |
| Mareuil-en-Dôle | 02 | 697 km NE | 221 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 41 % · humidity 7 % |
| Thenailles | 02 | 767 km NE | 220 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 50 % · humidity 7 % |
| Saint-Christophe-en-Champagne | 72 | 485 km N | 218 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 78 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Christophe-en-Champagne | 72 | 485 km N | 218 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 74 % · winter 78 % |
| Courcelles-lès-Semur | 21 | 564 km NE | 221 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 7 % |
| Canteloup | 50 | 675 km N | 220 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 85 % · humidity 7 % |
| Mareuil-en-Dôle | 02 | 697 km NE | 221 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 41 % · humidity 7 % |
| Thenailles | 02 | 767 km NE | 220 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 50 % · humidity 7 % |
| Ramousies | 59 | 799 km NE | 220 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 64 % · humidity 7 % |
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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 Arboucave'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classun | 40 | 11 km N | 242 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Masparraute | 64 | 59 km SW | 264 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Beyrie-en-Béarn | 64 | 27 km S | 197 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Béguios | 64 | 60 km SW | 259 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lussagnet-Lusson | 64 | 27 km SE | 183 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Angoumé | 40 | 57 km W | 261 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
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