Dax
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 71.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Dax (INSEE 40088) is in Landes (40), part of CA du Grand Dax. Population 22,109 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/40088-dax
Vitality score
Vitality score 71.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 76 % of the 1,076 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 | 0.66 | 25 | 16.53 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.98 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.86 | 10 | 8.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.65 | 10 | 6.45 |
| Housing mix | 0.66 | 5 | 3.32 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
18 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA LANDAISE · LUCAS · MAGASIN LEONIDAS · DUVAL). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (ETABLISSEMENTS LACOSTE ET FILS · SARL BOUCHERIE JEAN CLAUDE LAVIGNE · EURL VINCENT CAZEAUX). [3,4]
12 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (INTERMARCHE · ETXE PEIO · SARL L ADOUR · VIVAL). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (LIDL · HYPERDISTRIBUTION · DADISAL · GALERIES LAFAYETTE · MAIL DU CENTRE). [3,4]
3 × Fishmonger (DAX MAREE · PEYROUX ET FILS · SOCIETE LE GRAND BLEU). [3,4]
88 × Restaurant (LA GAZELLE D OR · TRABELSI HASSOUN · PIZZA TOTO · CAFETERIA LE CHALLENGE · LE SALON DE THE VALMONT). [3,4]
48 × Café / bar (THE POTCHEEN PUB · LE NOX · LE RICH · PHILEAS FOGG · PARIS BAR). [4]
5 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLI DE BERRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LUCIE AUBRAC - QUARTIER SAINT VIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQ ST PIERRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GALLIENI · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GISCHIA). [3]
6 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE SIMONE VEIL - QUARTIER DU SABLAR · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY - QUART · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LUCIE AUBRAC - QUARTIER SAINT VI · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROBERT BADINTER - VILLAGE DES PI · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE SULLY). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE L.DUSSARRAT DIT LEON DES LANDES · COLLEGE D ALBRET · GROUPE SCOLAIRE ST JACQUES DE COMPOSTELLE). [3]
49 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALAIN FORSANS, MÉDECIN · JULIE DUPY, MÉDECIN · MATHILDE CLAVE-DESPAX, MÉDECIN · OIHANA VIRTO, MÉDECIN · JEAN-DANIEL BADIOLA, MÉDECIN). [3]
10 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DESPUJOLS · PHARMACIE UMBRICHT · SELARL PHARMACIE LAHET · PHARMACIE DE LA PARCELLE · PHARMACIE LACAUSSE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE-LUDOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE DAX). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE GRAND CLUB). [3]
7 × Gym / sports hall (STADE OMNISPORT ANDRE DARRIGADE · LYCEE DE BORDA · GROUPE SCOLAIRE SAINT JACQUES DE COMPOSTELLE · PARC MAURICE BOYAU). [3]
18 × Bank (BANQUE POUYANNE · BANQUE MICHEL INCHAUSPE - BAMI · AGENCE DAX · CCF · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DE DAX). [3]
52 × Hairdresser (MURIEL R · THIERRY C). [3,4]
6 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
12 × Hotel (DOMAINE DE LESPERON · LE SPLENDID · HOTEL THERMOTEL · HOTEL LES ECUREUILS · GRAND HOTEL). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (AIRE NATURELLE L'OREE DU BOIS · CAMPING LES CHENES PIERRE ALBALADEJ · CAMPING LE BASCAT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 7 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Supermarket, 24 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 12 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 18 | LA LANDAISE · LUCAS · MAGASIN LEONIDAS · DUVAL | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | ETABLISSEMENTS LACOSTE ET FILS · SARL BOUCHERIE JEAN CLAUDE LAVIGNE · EURL VINCENT CAZEAUX | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 12 | INTERMARCHE · ETXE PEIO · SARL L ADOUR · VIVAL | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | LIDL · HYPERDISTRIBUTION · DADISAL · GALERIES LAFAYETTE · MAIL DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 3 | DAX MAREE · PEYROUX ET FILS · SOCIETE LE GRAND BLEU | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 88 | LA GAZELLE D OR · TRABELSI HASSOUN · PIZZA TOTO · CAFETERIA LE CHALLENGE · LE SALON DE THE VALMONT | INSEE BPE 88 / INSEE SIRENE 138 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 48 | THE POTCHEEN PUB · LE NOX · LE RICH · PHILEAS FOGG · PARIS BAR | INSEE SIRENE 48 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 5 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLI DE BERRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LUCIE AUBRAC - QUARTIER SAINT VIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQ ST PIERRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GALLIENI · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GISCHIA | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 6 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE SIMONE VEIL - QUARTIER DU SABLAR · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY - QUART · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LUCIE AUBRAC - QUARTIER SAINT VI · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROBERT BADINTER - VILLAGE DES PI · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE SULLY | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE L.DUSSARRAT DIT LEON DES LANDES · COLLEGE D ALBRET · GROUPE SCOLAIRE ST JACQUES DE COMPOSTELLE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 49 | ALAIN FORSANS, MÉDECIN · JULIE DUPY, MÉDECIN · MATHILDE CLAVE-DESPAX, MÉDECIN · OIHANA VIRTO, MÉDECIN · JEAN-DANIEL BADIOLA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 49 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 10 | PHARMACIE DESPUJOLS · PHARMACIE UMBRICHT · SELARL PHARMACIE LAHET · PHARMACIE DE LA PARCELLE · PHARMACIE LACAUSSE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE-LUDOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE DAX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE GRAND CLUB | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 7 | STADE OMNISPORT ANDRE DARRIGADE · LYCEE DE BORDA · GROUPE SCOLAIRE SAINT JACQUES DE COMPOSTELLE · PARC MAURICE BOYAU | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 18 | BANQUE POUYANNE · BANQUE MICHEL INCHAUSPE - BAMI · AGENCE DAX · CCF · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL DE DAX | INSEE BPE 18 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 52 | MURIEL R · THIERRY C | INSEE BPE 52 / INSEE SIRENE 75 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 6 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 12 | DOMAINE DE LESPERON · LE SPLENDID · HOTEL THERMOTEL · HOTEL LES ECUREUILS · GRAND HOTEL | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 3 | AIRE NATURELLE L'OREE DU BOIS · CAMPING LES CHENES PIERRE ALBALADEJ · CAMPING LE BASCAT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 20,364 (2012) → 22,109 (2023): 8.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 19,309 (1990) → 22,109 (2023): 14.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 17,343, of which 16.8 % second homes and 10.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dax): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Dax): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Dax): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Dax): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Dax): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 24 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the DAX weather station, 2.5 km away at 31 m; the village itself is at 13 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 16 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at DAX, 2.5 km away at 31 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 1,163 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 9.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at DAX, 2.5 km away at 31 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
827 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 220,000 € — 2,388 € per m² of built surface. [10]
2,038 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 110,000 € — 2,420 € per m². [10]
The median across Landes is 2,237 € per m², so this commune sits about level with 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 — 40088/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40088/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40088/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40088/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40088
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontignan | 34 | 388 km E | 24,136 | 73.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 43 % |
| Vence | 06 | 656 km E | 19,917 | 64.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Rochefort | 17 | 248 km N | 23,460 | 73.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 43 % |
| Épernay | 51 | 707 km NE | 22,174 | 73.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
| Carquefou | 44 | 401 km N | 20,921 | 63 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
| Manosque | 04 | 549 km E | 22,718 | 75.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 15 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochefort | 17 | 248 km N | 23,460 | 73.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 43 % |
| Frontignan | 34 | 388 km E | 24,136 | 73.3 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 72 % · humidity 43 % |
| Carquefou | 44 | 401 km N | 20,921 | 63 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
| Manosque | 04 | 549 km E | 22,718 | 75.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 15 % · humidity 0 % |
| Vence | 06 | 656 km E | 19,917 | 64.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Épernay | 51 | 707 km NE | 22,174 | 73.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Dax'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-Paul-lès-Dax | 40 | 1.8 km N | 14,481 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orthez | 64 | 33 km SE | 10,881 | 60 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Crès | 34 | 401 km E | 9,226 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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