Azur
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Azur (INSEE 40021) is in Landes (40), part of CC Maremne Adour Côte Sud. Population 988 (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/40021-azur
Vitality score
Vitality score 45/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 75 % of the 14,395 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 | 0.29 | 25 | 7.21 |
| Social | 0.5 | 20 | 9.98 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.32 | 5 | 1.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (DEL ARTE · AUBERGE DU SOLEIL · RESTAURANT DU LAC · SARL OSTAGAI · RESTAURANT AZUR). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (AZUR AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE D'AZUR). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (LES CISEAUX DE LAURA · MARTINE COIFFURE). [3,4]
5 × Campsite (CAMPING CAPFUN LA PAILLOTTE · CAMPING LE MARTIN PECHEUR · AZU ' RIVAGES · AIRE NATURELLE PESSON · CAMPING LANDES AZUR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 6 | DEL ARTE · AUBERGE DU SOLEIL · RESTAURANT DU LAC · SARL OSTAGAI · RESTAURANT AZUR | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | AZUR AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE D'AZUR | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 4 | LES CISEAUX DE LAURA · MARTINE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 5 | CAMPING CAPFUN LA PAILLOTTE · CAMPING LE MARTIN PECHEUR · AZU ' RIVAGES · AIRE NATURELLE PESSON · CAMPING LANDES AZUR | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 652 (2012) → 988 (2023): 51.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 377 (1990) → 988 (2023): 162.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 687, of which 33.8 % second homes and 1.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Soustons): 5.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Soustons): 5.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Soustons): 5.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Soustons): 5.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Azur): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LEON weather station, 8 km away at 21 m; the village itself is at 20 m. [10]
An average of 1,195 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 8.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LEON, 8 km away at 21 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 — 40021/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40021/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40021/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40021/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40310
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40021
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chabottes | 05 | 603 km E | 964 | 49.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 31 % |
| Saint-Jeures | 43 | 460 km E | 1,015 | 31.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 7 % |
| Queige | 73 | 649 km E | 904 | 29.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 76 % |
| Venasque | 84 | 517 km E | 1,082 | 36.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 31 % · winter 68 % |
| Chassiers | 07 | 454 km E | 989 | 34.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 95 % |
| Saignon | 84 | 540 km E | 912 | 29.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 13 % · winter 42 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chassiers | 07 | 454 km E | 989 | 34.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 95 % |
| Saint-Jeures | 43 | 460 km E | 1,015 | 31.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 7 % |
| Venasque | 84 | 517 km E | 1,082 | 36.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 31 % · winter 68 % |
| Saignon | 84 | 540 km E | 912 | 29.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 13 % · winter 42 % |
| Chabottes | 05 | 603 km E | 964 | 49.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 31 % |
| Queige | 73 | 649 km E | 904 | 29.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 76 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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