Saint-Paul-en-Born

Landes · CC de Mimizan · INSEE 40278

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 50.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 86 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Saint-Paul-en-Born (INSEE 40278) is in Landes (40), part of CC de Mimizan. Population 975 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). ^[2]

Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/40278-saint-paul-en-born

Vitality score

Vitality score 50.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 86 % of the 14,471 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	0.21	25	5.27
Social	0.81	20	16.14
Education	0.63	10	6.32
Health	0	10	0
Public & culture	0.32	5	1.58
Population trend	1	10	10
Housing mix	0.71	5	3.55

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 1 of 6

Eating out 1 of 1

Cafés and bars 1 of 1

Schools 1 of 3

Health 0 of 4

Public services 1 of 1

Culture 0 of 2

Sport 0 of 2

Everyday services 1 of 3

Lodging 2 of 2

One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CHRISTOCATS). ^[3,4]

1 × Restaurant (L AUBERGE). ^[3,4]

4 × Café / bar (OSK · L ECUREUIL · LE REGAL · CAMPING LA CLAIRIERE). ^[4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). ^[3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (SAINT PAUL EN BORN AP). ^[3]

2 × Hairdresser (AU P'TIT SALON). ^[3,4]

1 × Hotel (L'ECUREUIL). ^[3,4]

1 × Campsite (CAMPING LA CLAIRIERE). ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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)	1	CHRISTOCATS	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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	L AUBERGE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Café / bar	4	OSK · L ECUREUIL · LE REGAL · CAMPING LA CLAIRIERE	INSEE SIRENE 4 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE PRIMAIRE	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	1	SAINT PAUL EN BORN AP	INSEE BPE 1 [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	2	AU P'TIT SALON	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Fuel station	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel	1	L'ECUREUIL	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Campsite	1	CAMPING LA CLAIRIERE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 433 2023: 975 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 840 (2012) → 975 (2023): 16.1 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 597 (1990) → 975 (2023): 63.3 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 585, of which 14.5 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Food shop, Primary school GP — 2.9 km NEBakery — 3.1 km NEPharmacy — 6.8 km W Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Pontenx-les-Forges): 3.1 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Saint-Paul-en-Born): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Pontenx-les-Forges): 2.9 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[8]

Pharmacy (Mimizan): 6.8 km to the west (straight line). ^[10]

Primary school (Saint-Paul-en-Born): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

No climate figures: the nearest weather station is more than 20 km away, too far to describe this commune.

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40278/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40278/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40278/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40278/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 40229
INSEE BPE 2025 — 40278
INSEE BPE 2025 — 40184

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-Gervais-sur-Roubion	26	482 km E	1,091	35.4	Few services	no figures
Cramant	51	659 km NE	871	40.4	Partly served	no figures
La Baume-de-Transit	26	479 km E	942	54.9	Partly served	no figures
Sanchey	88	726 km NE	963	48.8	Partly served	no figures
L'Éguille	17	165 km N	910	49.9	Partly served	no figures
Fontaine-le-Port	77	561 km NE	1,025	28.5	Few services	no figures

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
L'Éguille	17	165 km N	910	49.9	Partly served	no figures
La Baume-de-Transit	26	479 km E	942	54.9	Partly served	no figures
Saint-Gervais-sur-Roubion	26	482 km E	1,091	35.4	Few services	no figures
Fontaine-le-Port	77	561 km NE	1,025	28.5	Few services	no figures
Cramant	51	659 km NE	871	40.4	Partly served	no figures
Sanchey	88	726 km NE	963	48.8	Partly served	no figures

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Elsewhere

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