Mouscardès
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 21.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mouscardès (INSEE 40199) is in Landes (40), part of CC Pays d'Orthe et Arrigans. Population 265 (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 21.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 17,484 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 | 0.72 | 10 | 7.16 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.63 |
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 ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (ANAIS COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 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 ELEMENTAIRE 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 | 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 | 1 | ANAIS COIFFURE | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 245 (2012) → 265 (2023): 8.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 218 (1990) → 265 (2023): 21.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 136, of which 3.7 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Habas): 4.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Tilh): 3.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Habas): 3.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Habas): 3.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Mouscardès): 0 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 31 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the AMOU LATEOULERE weather station, 11.7 km away at 48 m; the village itself is at 106 m. [11]
The village sits 58 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 4.94 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 11 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at DAX, 19.2 km away at 31 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 75 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,291 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 10 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ESTIBEAUX, 3.9 km away at 86 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40199/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40199/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40199/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40199/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40118
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40316
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40199
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthies | 95 | 646 km N | 265 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 86 % · humidity 29 % |
| Asswiller | 67 | 856 km NE | 268 | 21.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 70 % · humidity 29 % |
| Varinfroy | 60 | 683 km NE | 265 | 20.4 | Few services | no figures |
| Le Mesnil-sur-Bulles | 60 | 701 km N | 265 | 24.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 65 % · humidity 29 % |
| Frétoy-le-Château | 60 | 737 km N | 264 | 21.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 89 % · humidity 36 % |
| Aube | 57 | 820 km NE | 268 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 70 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthies | 95 | 646 km N | 265 | 23 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 86 % · humidity 29 % |
| Varinfroy | 60 | 683 km NE | 265 | 20.4 | Few services | no figures |
| Le Mesnil-sur-Bulles | 60 | 701 km N | 265 | 24.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 65 % · humidity 29 % |
| Frétoy-le-Château | 60 | 737 km N | 264 | 21.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 89 % · humidity 36 % |
| Aube | 57 | 820 km NE | 268 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 70 % · humidity 29 % |
| Asswiller | 67 | 856 km NE | 268 | 21.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 70 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Mouscardès'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casteide-Cami | 64 | 35 km SE | 274 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gomer | 64 | 67 km SE | 298 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Méracq | 64 | 41 km E | 234 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soupex | 11 | 225 km E | 243 | 22.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monprimblanc | 33 | 126 km NE | 276 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coulonges | 17 | 228 km N | 222 | 13.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
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