Capbreton
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 73/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Capbreton (INSEE 40065) is in Landes (40), part of CC Maremne Adour Côte Sud. Population 9,184 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/40065-capbreton
Vitality score
Vitality score 73/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 98 % of the 2,674 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 | 0.77 | 25 | 19.29 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.61 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.82 | 10 | 8.15 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
13 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LUCAS · BOULANGERIE DES CIGALES · CROUSTI PAIN · CASANO · LA BOULANGERIE DU PORT). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (PIERRE OTEIZA · BOUCHERIE-CHARCUTERIE DENOUAL · BOUCHERIE DE LA COTE). [3,4]
7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE PANIER D'ABONDANCE · DE LA CAVE AU GARDE MANGER · CASINO SHOP · UTILE · ETXE PEIO). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · CENTRE LECLERC). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (PINS ET FROMAGES). [4]
1 × Fishmonger (LES MARINIERES DU BOUDIGAU). [3,4]
89 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT AROY D · LE MAEVA · BELHARRA CAFE). [3,4]
13 × Café / bar (LA PLAYA · LE MARIN · BWA LELE · LE HAVANA BEACH · ROSNY'S BAR). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT-EXUPERY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVE ST-JOSEPH SAINTE MARIE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JOSEPH). [3]
27 × GP (médecin généraliste) (STEPHANE LAPIERRE, MÉDECIN · MIREN UHALDE MASSARDIER, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME DANJOU, MÉDECIN · FABRICE SIMIAN-BUISSONNET, MÉDECIN · JEAN-DANIEL BADIOLA, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES ALLEES MARINES · PHARMACIE MERCERON · PHARMACIE DES CIGALES · LA PHARMACIE DE L'ESTACADE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE CAPBRETON L'ECUME DES JOURS). [3]
1 × Cinema (RIO CINEMA). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE EUROPEEN DE REEDUCATION POUR LE SPORTIF · LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL LOUIS DARMANTE · PARC DES SPORTS STADE MUNICIPAL DU BOURRET). [3]
9 × Bank (BANQUE POUYANNE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CAPBRETON · CEP DE CAPBRETON · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL AQUITAINE · BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST). [3]
25 × Hairdresser (CAP'TIF · ARMELLE COIF' · DIMINU TIFS · LA SUITE · KALY COUP'). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
5 × Hotel (HOTEL LA PERGOLA · BAYA HOTEL & SPA · HÔTEL KORNER OCÉAN · PORTO RICO · HÔTEL DU CAP). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING GCU CAPBRETON · EDF GDF · REGIE CAMPINGS MUNICIPAUX DE CAPBRETON). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 30 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel, 3 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 13 | LUCAS · BOULANGERIE DES CIGALES · CROUSTI PAIN · CASANO · LA BOULANGERIE DU PORT | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | PIERRE OTEIZA · BOUCHERIE-CHARCUTERIE DENOUAL · BOUCHERIE DE LA COTE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 7 | LE PANIER D'ABONDANCE · DE LA CAVE AU GARDE MANGER · CASINO SHOP · UTILE · ETXE PEIO | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | INTERMARCHE · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · CENTRE LECLERC | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | PINS ET FROMAGES | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LES MARINIERES DU BOUDIGAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 89 | RESTAURANT AROY D · LE MAEVA · BELHARRA CAFE | INSEE BPE 89 / INSEE SIRENE 156 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 13 | LA PLAYA · LE MARIN · BWA LELE · LE HAVANA BEACH · ROSNY'S BAR | INSEE SIRENE 13 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAINT-EXUPERY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVE ST-JOSEPH SAINTE MARIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND · COLLEGE PRIVE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 27 | STEPHANE LAPIERRE, MÉDECIN · MIREN UHALDE MASSARDIER, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME DANJOU, MÉDECIN · FABRICE SIMIAN-BUISSONNET, MÉDECIN · JEAN-DANIEL BADIOLA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 27 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE DES ALLEES MARINES · PHARMACIE MERCERON · PHARMACIE DES CIGALES · LA PHARMACIE DE L'ESTACADE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE CAPBRETON L'ECUME DES JOURS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | RIO CINEMA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | CENTRE EUROPEEN DE REEDUCATION POUR LE SPORTIF · LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL LOUIS DARMANTE · PARC DES SPORTS STADE MUNICIPAL DU BOURRET | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 9 | BANQUE POUYANNE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE CAPBRETON · CEP DE CAPBRETON · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL AQUITAINE · BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 25 | CAP'TIF · ARMELLE COIF' · DIMINU TIFS · LA SUITE · KALY COUP' | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 5 | HOTEL LA PERGOLA · BAYA HOTEL & SPA · HÔTEL KORNER OCÉAN · PORTO RICO · HÔTEL DU CAP | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING GCU CAPBRETON · EDF GDF · REGIE CAMPINGS MUNICIPAUX DE CAPBRETON | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 8,238 (2012) → 9,184 (2023): 11.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 5,089 (1990) → 9,184 (2023): 80.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 11,941, of which 56.5 % second homes and 1.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Capbreton): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Capbreton): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Capbreton): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Capbreton): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Capbreton): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 15 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CAPBRETON weather station, 2.2 km away at 11 m; the village itself is at 4 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 20 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CAPBRETON, 2.2 km away at 11 m, over 23 summers. [9]
An average of 1,201 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CAPBRETON, 2.2 km away at 11 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
703 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 575,200 € — 6,848 € per m² of built surface. [10]
936 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 264,050 € — 6,232 € per m². [10]
The median across Landes is 2,237 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40065/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40065/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40065/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40065/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40065
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marseillan | 34 | 401 km E | 8,414 | 71.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 99 % · humidity 57 % |
| Porto-Vecchio | 2A | 905 km E | 11,198 | 69 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie | 85 | 342 km N | 8,333 | 71.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cavalaire-sur-Mer | 83 | 645 km E | 8,121 | 68.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 7 % |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 74 | 702 km NE | 8,705 | 71.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Canet-en-Roussillon | 66 | 375 km E | 13,227 | 63.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie | 85 | 342 km N | 8,333 | 71.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 0 % |
| Canet-en-Roussillon | 66 | 375 km E | 13,227 | 63.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marseillan | 34 | 401 km E | 8,414 | 71.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 99 % · humidity 57 % |
| Cavalaire-sur-Mer | 83 | 645 km E | 8,121 | 68.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 7 % |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 74 | 702 km NE | 8,705 | 71.6 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Porto-Vecchio | 2A | 905 km E | 11,198 | 69 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 13 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Capbreton'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-de-Luz | 64 | 34 km SW | 14,857 | 72 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ciboure | 64 | 34 km SW | 5,951 | 58.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tarnos | 40 | 11 km S | 12,957 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boucau | 64 | 14 km S | 8,968 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hendaye | 64 | 42 km SW | 18,102 | 66.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ascain | 64 | 36 km SW | 4,658 | 57.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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