Arx
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 3.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 3 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Arx (INSEE 40015) is in Landes (40), part of CC des Landes d'Armagnac. Population 57 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 3.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 3 % of the 5,756 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 | 0.15 | 10 | 1.48 |
| Housing mix | 0.37 | 5 | 1.85 |
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 71 (2012) → 57 (2023): -19.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 88 (1990) → 57 (2023): -35.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 73, of which 31.5 % second homes and 23.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Houeillès): 10.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sos): 8.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Sos): 8.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Houeillès): 10.6 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sos): 8.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CREON D'ARMAGNAC weather station, 15.8 km away at 150 m; the village itself is at 147 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CREON D'ARMAGNAC, 15.8 km away at 150 m, over 19 summers. [10]
An average of 935 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LOSSE MEMJOMBAQUE, 13.9 km away at 145 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 — 40015/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40015/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40015/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40015/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 47119
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 47302
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villers-Vaudey | 70 | 592 km NE | 58 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 51 % |
| Saint-Marcory | 24 | 97 km NE | 57 | 8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chaudebonne | 26 | 411 km E | 58 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 14 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ossun-ez-Angles | 65 | 114 km S | 57 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Courtesoult-et-Gatey | 70 | 580 km NE | 58 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
| Voingt | 63 | 270 km NE | 58 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 78 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Marcory | 24 | 97 km NE | 57 | 8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 80 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ossun-ez-Angles | 65 | 114 km S | 57 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Voingt | 63 | 270 km NE | 58 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 78 % · humidity 57 % |
| Chaudebonne | 26 | 411 km E | 58 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 14 % · humidity 57 % |
| Courtesoult-et-Gatey | 70 | 580 km NE | 58 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
| Villers-Vaudey | 70 | 592 km NE | 58 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 82 % · winter 51 % |
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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 Arx'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courlac | 16 | 133 km N | 59 | 7.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Amarens | 81 | 147 km E | 61 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soulaures | 24 | 91 km NE | 67 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cazals-des-Baylès | 09 | 189 km SE | 57 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sémézies-Cachan | 32 | 85 km SE | 53 | 6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lespugue | 31 | 108 km SE | 75 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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