Préchacq-les-Bains
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 38.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Préchacq-les-Bains (INSEE 40237) is in Landes (40), part of CC Terres de Chalosse. Population 808 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 38.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 15,588 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 | 0.49 | 20 | 9.82 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.76 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (MARANA PIZZA · VICTORIA · MILA RELAX). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (NÉLIE MAFFEI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE POUR SOI). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE CLOS PITE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 4 | MARANA PIZZA · VICTORIA · MILA RELAX | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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) | 1 | NÉLIE MAFFEI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | COIFFURE POUR SOI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LE CLOS PITE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday, Thursday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 682 (2012) → 808 (2023): 18.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 462 (1990) → 808 (2023): 74.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 402, of which 12.4 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Goos): 3.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Pontonx-sur-l'Adour): 3.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Préchacq-les-Bains): 2.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Pontonx-sur-l'Adour): 3.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Préchacq-les-Bains): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
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. [12]
Measured at the POYARTIN weather station, 6.4 km away at 47 m; the village itself is at 27 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 16 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at DAX, 14.9 km away at 31 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 1,189 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 8.9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at PONTONX, 3.5 km away at 12 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40237/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/4438ecad-82b4-34e7-bb3d-9c8c49c58ae1— “Tous les lundis et jeudis, Aurélie vous accueille dans sa boutique au cœur de la ferme en maraîchage biologique.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40237/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40237/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40237/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40113
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40230
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40237
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
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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-Castin | 64 | 64 km SE | 862 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 99 % · humidity 36 % |
| Vitrac | 24 | 208 km NE | 863 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 0 % |
| Vrigny | 45 | 539 km NE | 786 | 31.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 62 % |
| Hamel | 59 | 785 km N | 797 | 27.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 31 % · winter 82 % |
| Sainte-Gemme | 81 | 252 km E | 836 | 29 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 92 % · humidity 7 % |
| Sames | 64 | 33 km SW | 709 | 40.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sames | 64 | 33 km SW | 709 | 40.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 93 % |
| Saint-Castin | 64 | 64 km SE | 862 | 32.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 99 % · humidity 36 % |
| Vitrac | 24 | 208 km NE | 863 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sainte-Gemme | 81 | 252 km E | 836 | 29 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 92 % · humidity 7 % |
| Vrigny | 45 | 539 km NE | 786 | 31.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 51 % · winter 62 % |
| Hamel | 59 | 785 km N | 797 | 27.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 31 % · winter 82 % |
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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 Préchacq-les-Bains'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lannepax | 32 | 91 km E | 528 | 27.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Téthieu | 40 | 5.4 km W | 758 | 32.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Candresse | 40 | 7.5 km SW | 872 | 32.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Colombe | 40 | 30 km E | 633 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montsoué | 40 | 33 km E | 566 | 26.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Poyartin | 40 | 8.6 km SE | 776 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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