Cachen
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 26.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cachen (INSEE 40058) is in Landes (40), part of CC des Landes d'Armagnac. Population 233 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/40058-cachen
Vitality score
Vitality score 26.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 76 % of the 16,841 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 6.04 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 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 229 (2012) → 233 (2023): 1.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 211 (1990) → 233 (2023): 10.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 153, of which 15 % second homes and 13.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Brocas): 9.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Brocas): 9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Roquefort): 9.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Roquefort): 9.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Cachen): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 47 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ROQUEFORT weather station, 9 km away at 77 m; the village itself is at 88 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 10 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MONT-DE-MARSAN, 18.7 km away at 59 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 1,020 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BELIS, 2 km away at 85 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40058/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40058/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40058/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40058/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40056
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40245
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40058
- 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-Michel-de-Double | 24 | 126 km NE | 232 | 25.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André | 31 | 136 km SE | 239 | 27.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Vindecy | 71 | 431 km NE | 244 | 23.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 93 % · humidity 36 % |
| Mesnil-Mauger | 76 | 640 km N | 243 | 27.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 36 % |
| Le Sen | 40 | 8.4 km NW | 215 | 28.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 93 % |
| La Frette | 71 | 514 km NE | 258 | 25.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Sen | 40 | 8.4 km NW | 215 | 28.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 93 % |
| Saint-Michel-de-Double | 24 | 126 km NE | 232 | 25.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André | 31 | 136 km SE | 239 | 27.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Vindecy | 71 | 431 km NE | 244 | 23.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 93 % · humidity 36 % |
| La Frette | 71 | 514 km NE | 258 | 25.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Mesnil-Mauger | 76 | 640 km N | 243 | 27.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Cachen'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bélis | 40 | 2.7 km W | 166 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Paunat | 24 | 138 km NE | 320 | 26.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sergeac | 24 | 160 km NE | 215 | 22.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Labrihe | 32 | 110 km E | 212 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Canenx-et-Réaut | 40 | 7.2 km S | 179 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tursac | 24 | 154 km NE | 346 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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