Philondenx
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 23.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Philondenx (INSEE 40225) is in Landes (40), part of CC Chalosse Tursan. Population 187 (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 23.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 76 % of the 15,590 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.35 | 10 | 3.46 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 4.02 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CHEZ WALID GOURMAND). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | CHEZ WALID GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | 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 | 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 213 (2012) → 187 (2023): -12.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 221 (1990) → 187 (2023): -15.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 102, of which 9.8 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Arzacq-Arraziguet): 4.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Arzacq-Arraziguet): 4.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Arzacq-Arraziguet): 4.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Arzacq-Arraziguet): 4.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Philondenx): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 26 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the URGONS weather station, 8.5 km away at 146 m; the village itself is at 216 m. [10]
The village sits 70 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 10 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at URGONS, 8.5 km away at 146 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 70 m below 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 1,017 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at URGONS, 8.5 km away at 146 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 — 40225/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40225/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40225/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40225/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64063
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40225
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bomer | 28 | 524 km N | 194 | 29.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Lisse | 33 | 149 km N | 180 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Monheurt | 47 | 105 km NE | 190 | 22.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Molas | 31 | 101 km E | 167 | 30.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 80 % |
| Viré-en-Champagne | 72 | 492 km N | 204 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 81 % · humidity 43 % |
| Moulayrès | 81 | 200 km E | 217 | 30.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 66 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molas | 31 | 101 km E | 167 | 30.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 80 % |
| Monheurt | 47 | 105 km NE | 190 | 22.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Lisse | 33 | 149 km N | 180 | 20 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 93 % · humidity 71 % |
| Moulayrès | 81 | 200 km E | 217 | 30.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 66 % · humidity 64 % |
| Viré-en-Champagne | 72 | 492 km N | 204 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 81 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Bomer | 28 | 524 km N | 194 | 29.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 91 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Philondenx'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-Martin-d'Armagnac | 32 | 35 km NE | 230 | 27 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Magnan | 32 | 35 km NE | 230 | 27.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Claracq | 64 | 13 km SE | 237 | 29 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Musculdy | 64 | 59 km SW | 220 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cours | 47 | 118 km NE | 195 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Félix-de-Tournegat | 09 | 184 km E | 155 | 23.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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