Saint-Paul-lès-Dax
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 53 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Paul-lès-Dax (INSEE 40279) is in Landes (40), part of CA du Grand Dax. Population 14,481 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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 61.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 53 % of the 1,691 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 | 0.53 | 25 | 13.23 |
| Social | 0.73 | 20 | 14.59 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.56 | 10 | 5.58 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 3.98 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
11 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · EURL SAISON · CREATIONS CAZENAVE · LE FOURNIL DE SAINT PAUL · L ATELIER DU PAIN). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (DUBOUE · GRAND FRAIS · L ATELIER BOUCHERIE). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALDI MARCHE · MAISON LABORDE · LE REGAL DES PAPILLES · BIO SAINT PAUL LES DAX · DAX EMPLOI FORMATION INSERTION SOLIDARITE SERVICES - ATELIER CHANTIER D'INSERTION). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · L I D L · JUPLEM · ADOUR DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
42 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · CAFES LE BONIFIEUR · B ET C · MC DONALD'S). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (CAFE DES SPORTS · LE VIEUX TACHOIRES · LA BOUTEILLE 40). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE HENRI LAVIELLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE JULES BARROUILLET). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HENRI LAVIELLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE J. BARROUILLET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GASTON LARRIEU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARIE CURIE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · COLLEGE DANIELLE MITTERRAND). [3]
13 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LOÏC HO-TING-FAT, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE COQUEUGNIOT, MÉDECIN · ANAIS LEFORT, MÉDECIN · RICHARD LAGRASSE, MÉDECIN · ELODIE FOURCADE, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SAINT PAUL · PHARMACIE DU LAC · SEL CRONIER VINSONNEAU). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE LOUISE MICHEL DE SAINT-PAUL-LES-DAX). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE TOUMALIN · STADE AURUS · GYMNASE DE LINGRES). [3]
6 × Bank (AGENCE DE SAINT PAUL LES DAX · CEP DE ST PAUL LES DAX · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL ST PAUL LES DAX · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL AQUITAINE · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
22 × Hairdresser (REGIN'COIFFURE · VANESSA COIFFURE · PREVOST COIFFURE · CATHY COIFF). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
5 × Hotel (CAMPANILE · HOTEL BY JOA · LE RELAIS DES PLAGES · SOURCEO · BRIT HOTEL DU LAC). [3,4]
3 × Campsite (CAMPING DES ABESSES · L'ETANG D'ARDY · CAMPING LES PINS DU SOLEIL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 12 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 5 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 11 | BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · EURL SAISON · CREATIONS CAZENAVE · LE FOURNIL DE SAINT PAUL · L ATELIER DU PAIN | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | DUBOUE · GRAND FRAIS · L ATELIER BOUCHERIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | ALDI MARCHE · MAISON LABORDE · LE REGAL DES PAPILLES · BIO SAINT PAUL LES DAX · DAX EMPLOI FORMATION INSERTION SOLIDARITE SERVICES - ATELIER CHANTIER D'INSERTION | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | INTERMARCHE · L I D L · JUPLEM · ADOUR DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 42 | BUFFALO GRILL · CAFES LE BONIFIEUR · B ET C · MC DONALD'S | INSEE BPE 42 / INSEE SIRENE 58 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | CAFE DES SPORTS · LE VIEUX TACHOIRES · LA BOUTEILLE 40 | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE HENRI LAVIELLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE JULES BARROUILLET | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE HENRI LAVIELLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE J. BARROUILLET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GASTON LARRIEU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MARIE CURIE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · COLLEGE DANIELLE MITTERRAND | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 13 | LOÏC HO-TING-FAT, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINE COQUEUGNIOT, MÉDECIN · ANAIS LEFORT, MÉDECIN · RICHARD LAGRASSE, MÉDECIN · ELODIE FOURCADE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE SAINT PAUL · PHARMACIE DU LAC · SEL CRONIER VINSONNEAU | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE LOUISE MICHEL DE SAINT-PAUL-LES-DAX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COMPLEXE TOUMALIN · STADE AURUS · GYMNASE DE LINGRES | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | AGENCE DE SAINT PAUL LES DAX · CEP DE ST PAUL LES DAX · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL ST PAUL LES DAX · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL AQUITAINE · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 22 | REGIN'COIFFURE · VANESSA COIFFURE · PREVOST COIFFURE · CATHY COIFF | INSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 5 | CAMPANILE · HOTEL BY JOA · LE RELAIS DES PLAGES · SOURCEO · BRIT HOTEL DU LAC | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 3 | CAMPING DES ABESSES · L'ETANG D'ARDY · CAMPING LES PINS DU SOLEIL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 13,139 (2012) → 14,481 (2023): 10.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 9,452 (1990) → 14,481 (2023): 53.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 9,045, of which 10.2 % second homes and 4.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Paul-lès-Dax): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Paul-lès-Dax): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Paul-lès-Dax): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Paul-lès-Dax): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Paul-lès-Dax): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 24 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the DAX weather station, 4.2 km away at 31 m; the village itself is at 17 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 16 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at DAX, 4.2 km away at 31 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 1,163 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 9.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at DAX, 4.2 km away at 31 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
749 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 250,000 € — 2,651 € per m² of built surface. [10]
725 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 125,000 € — 2,558 € per m². [10]
The median across Landes is 2,237 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40279/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40279/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40279/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40279/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40279
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auray | 56 | 463 km N | 14,207 | 68.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 97 % |
| Montévrain | 77 | 643 km NE | 15,687 | 59 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Genis-Pouilly | 01 | 623 km NE | 14,432 | 59.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| L'Étang-Salé | 974 | 9,230 km SE | 14,464 | 67.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 0 % |
| Lourdes | 65 | 108 km SE | 13,266 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 36 % |
| Pointe-à-Pitre | 971 | 6,410 km W | 15,040 | 69.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lourdes | 65 | 108 km SE | 13,266 | 68.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 36 % |
| Auray | 56 | 463 km N | 14,207 | 68.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 46 % · winter 97 % |
| Saint-Genis-Pouilly | 01 | 623 km NE | 14,432 | 59.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| Montévrain | 77 | 643 km NE | 15,687 | 59 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pointe-à-Pitre | 971 | 6,410 km W | 15,040 | 69.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 0 % |
| L'Étang-Salé | 974 | 9,230 km SE | 14,464 | 67.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Saint-Paul-lès-Dax'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dax | 40 | 1.8 km S | 22,109 | 71.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orthez | 64 | 35 km SE | 10,881 | 60 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Crès | 34 | 401 km E | 9,226 | 63.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cambo-les-Bains | 64 | 49 km SW | 6,760 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Denis-de-Pile | 33 | 156 km NE | 5,955 | 46.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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