Castel-Sarrazin
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 24.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Castel-Sarrazin (INSEE 40074) is in Landes (40), part of CC Coteaux et Vallées des Luys. Population 559 (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 24.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 37 % of the 17,438 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.47 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (HALL DES SPORTS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (VALERIE COIFFEUSE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | HALL DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | VALERIE COIFFEUSE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 535 (2012) → 559 (2023): 4.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 363 (1990) → 559 (2023): 54 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 266, of which 5.3 % second homes and 10.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pomarez): 3.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bastennes): 3.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Pomarez): 3.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pomarez): 3.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Castel-Sarrazin): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the AMOU LATEOULERE weather station, 3.4 km away at 48 m; the village itself is at 34 m. [11]
An average of 1,154 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 8.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at AMOU LATEOULERE, 3.4 km away at 48 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
28 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 178,825 € — 1,105 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Landes is 2,237 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
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 — 40074/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40074/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40074/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40074/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40228
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40028
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40074
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meulers | 76 | 709 km N | 577 | 24 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 21 % · winter 81 % |
| Le Coudray-sur-Thelle | 60 | 670 km N | 554 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 68 % |
| Fresnoy-le-Luat | 60 | 679 km N | 551 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 41 % · winter 84 % |
| Haramont | 02 | 694 km NE | 556 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 73 % |
| Muirancourt | 60 | 730 km N | 587 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 41 % · winter 86 % |
| Bertaucourt-Epourdon | 02 | 740 km NE | 601 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 73 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Coudray-sur-Thelle | 60 | 670 km N | 554 | 21.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 68 % |
| Fresnoy-le-Luat | 60 | 679 km N | 551 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 41 % · winter 84 % |
| Haramont | 02 | 694 km NE | 556 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 54 % · winter 73 % |
| Meulers | 76 | 709 km N | 577 | 24 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 21 % · winter 81 % |
| Muirancourt | 60 | 730 km N | 587 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 41 % · winter 86 % |
| Bertaucourt-Epourdon | 02 | 740 km NE | 601 | 22.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 44 % · winter 73 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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