Gousse
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 24/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gousse (INSEE 40115) is in Landes (40), part of CC Terres de Chalosse. Population 275 (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 24/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 63 % of the 17,626 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 | 0.82 | 5 | 4.12 |
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]
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 2 / 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 | 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 316 (2012) → 275 (2023): -13 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 137 (1990) → 275 (2023): 100.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 136, of which 8.8 % second homes and 2.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pontonx-sur-l'Adour): 2.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pontonx-sur-l'Adour): 2.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Pontonx-sur-l'Adour): 2.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pontonx-sur-l'Adour): 3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Gousse): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the POYARTIN weather station, 7.9 km away at 47 m; the village itself is at 12 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 11 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at RION-DES-LANDES, 16.5 km away at 77 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 65 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,189 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 8.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PONTONX, 4 km away at 12 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40115/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40115/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40115/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40115/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40230
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40115
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauriet | 40 | 17 km E | 271 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 95 % |
| Méharin | 64 | 53 km S | 274 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 95 % · humidity 64 % |
| Nevy-lès-Dole | 39 | 616 km NE | 288 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 53 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton | 30 | 410 km E | 284 | 23.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Rocquigny | 62 | 757 km N | 265 | 17.6 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Allondaz | 73 | 613 km NE | 298 | 24.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 15 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauriet | 40 | 17 km E | 271 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 95 % |
| Méharin | 64 | 53 km S | 274 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 95 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Hippolyte-de-Caton | 30 | 410 km E | 284 | 23.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 85 % · humidity 57 % |
| Allondaz | 73 | 613 km NE | 298 | 24.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 15 % · humidity 21 % |
| Nevy-lès-Dole | 39 | 616 km NE | 288 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 53 % · humidity 36 % |
| Rocquigny | 62 | 757 km N | 265 | 17.6 | No daily shops | no figures |
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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 Gousse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Géus-d'Arzacq | 64 | 44 km SE | 234 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Monbalen | 47 | 144 km NE | 451 | 24.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lamothe | 40 | 20 km E | 308 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Béraut | 32 | 106 km E | 299 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Avit | 81 | 244 km E | 277 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villarzel-Cabardès | 11 | 276 km E | 276 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
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