Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34.2/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 7 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul (INSEE 40283) is in Landes (40), part of CA du Grand Dax. Population 3,402 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 34.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 7 % of the 6,405 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 | 0.15 | 25 | 3.69 |
| Social | 0.11 | 20 | 2.21 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (HOSANNA). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SPAR). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA VINCENTIENNE). [3,4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE BUGLOSE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE VINCENT DE PAUL). [3]
1 × Collège (COLL PRIVE ST JOSEPH). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-YVES RIBAT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ST VINCENT). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (BUGLOSE AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE BASKET). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (STYL ISA). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (LES JARDINS DE L'ADOUR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | HOSANNA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SPAR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | LA VINCENTIENNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE BUGLOSE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE VINCENT DE PAUL | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLL PRIVE ST JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | JEAN-YVES RIBAT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE ST VINCENT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | BUGLOSE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DE BASKET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 6 | STYL ISA | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | LES JARDINS DE L'ADOUR | 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
Population 3,063 (2012) → 3,402 (2023): 11.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,775 (1990) → 3,402 (2023): 91.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,648, of which 2.9 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Vincent-de-Paul): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Vincent-de-Paul): 0.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Vincent-de-Paul): 0.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Vincent-de-Paul): 0.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Vincent-de-Paul): 0 km to the south-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, 8.1 km away at 31 m; the village itself is at 11 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 16 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at DAX, 8.1 km away at 31 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 1,189 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 8.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PONTONX, 5.6 km away at 12 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40283/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40283/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40283/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40283/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40283
- 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-Quentin-de-Baron | 33 | 132 km NE | 2,713 | 49.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Colomban | 44 | 366 km N | 3,500 | 38.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 88 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bassan | 34 | 345 km E | 2,383 | 46.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 99 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Liversay | 17 | 281 km N | 3,063 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 93 % |
| Allex | 26 | 485 km E | 2,698 | 59.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 86 % · humidity 7 % |
| Chevilly | 45 | 526 km NE | 2,663 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 68 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Quentin-de-Baron | 33 | 132 km NE | 2,713 | 49.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Liversay | 17 | 281 km N | 3,063 | 38.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 93 % |
| Bassan | 34 | 345 km E | 2,383 | 46.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 99 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Colomban | 44 | 366 km N | 3,500 | 38.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 88 % · humidity 0 % |
| Allex | 26 | 485 km E | 2,698 | 59.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 86 % · humidity 7 % |
| Chevilly | 45 | 526 km NE | 2,663 | 43.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · 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-Vincent-de-Paul'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-Palais | 64 | 46 km S | 2,204 | 73.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Galgon | 33 | 151 km N | 3,144 | 36.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Narrosse | 40 | 5.5 km S | 3,387 | 45.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lugon-et-l'Île-du-Carnay | 33 | 145 km N | 1,395 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Charente | 16 | 220 km N | 3,550 | 52.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Artix | 64 | 52 km SE | 3,477 | 51.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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