Caupenne
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Caupenne (INSEE 40078) is in Landes (40), part of CC Terres de Chalosse. Population 402 (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 20.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 18,023 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 | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.08 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.44 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (CAUPENNE AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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] | |
| 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | CAUPENNE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | 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 411 (2012) → 402 (2023): -2.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 399 (1990) → 402 (2023): 0.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 215, of which 5.6 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Larbey): 2.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Maylis): 5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Mugron): 6.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Mugron): 7.4 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Caupenne): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
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. [12]
Measured at the AMOU LATEOULERE weather station, 8.2 km away at 48 m; the village itself is at 55 m. [12]
An average of 1,118 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 8.3 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MUGRON, 7.2 km away at 83 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
22 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 177,185 € — 1,083 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Landes is 2,237 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
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 — 40078/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40078/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40078/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40078/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40144
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40177
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40201
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40078
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courcelles-la-Forêt | 72 | 459 km N | 397 | 21.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 92 % |
| Authon-Ébéon | 17 | 241 km N | 410 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 93 % |
| Thevet-Saint-Julien | 36 | 396 km NE | 396 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 96 % |
| Orches | 86 | 365 km N | 353 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 86 % |
| Bazoches-au-Houlme | 61 | 572 km N | 449 | 23.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 76 % |
| Estivaux | 19 | 253 km NE | 403 | 21.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 24 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authon-Ébéon | 17 | 241 km N | 410 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 93 % |
| Estivaux | 19 | 253 km NE | 403 | 21.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 77 % · winter 24 % |
| Orches | 86 | 365 km N | 353 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 64 % · winter 86 % |
| Thevet-Saint-Julien | 36 | 396 km NE | 396 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 69 % · winter 96 % |
| Courcelles-la-Forêt | 72 | 459 km N | 397 | 21.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 92 % |
| Bazoches-au-Houlme | 61 | 572 km N | 449 | 23.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 76 % |
Elsewhere
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