Saubion
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saubion (INSEE 40291) is in Landes (40), part of CC Maremne Adour Côte Sud. Population 1,826 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/40291-saubion
Vitality score
Vitality score 45.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 61 % of the 10,207 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE SAUBION). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MATT MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (ROULE MA CREPE). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (BAR DE LA MAIRIE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANNE-SOPHIE HURST, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAUBION). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (MON P'TI SALON · LE MAX BARBER · JESS COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL LES ECHASSES). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (LA POMME DE PIN CAPFUN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE FOURNIL DE SAUBION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | MATT MARKET | 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 | ROULE MA CREPE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | BAR DE LA MAIRIE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | ANNE-SOPHIE HURST, 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAUBION | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 5 | MON P'TI SALON · LE MAX BARBER · JESS COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL LES ECHASSES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | LA POMME DE PIN CAPFUN | 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 1,381 (2012) → 1,826 (2023): 32.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 684 (1990) → 1,826 (2023): 167 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 943, of which 11.7 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saubion): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saubion): 0.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saubion): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Tosse): 2.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saubion): 2.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 20 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SOORTS-HOSSEGOR weather station, 6.3 km away at 10 m; the village itself is at 22 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 20 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CAPBRETON, 9.8 km away at 11 m, over 23 summers. [10]
An average of 1,187 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SOORTS-HOSSEGOR, 6.3 km away at 10 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
93 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 430,000 € — 4,318 € per m² of built surface. [11]
7 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 271,000 € — 4,091 € per m². [11]
The median across Landes is 2,237 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
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
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40291/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40291/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40291/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40291/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40291
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40317
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze | 38 | 609 km E | 1,532 | 53.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 58 % |
| Jouy-sur-Morin | 77 | 671 km NE | 2,230 | 47.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 42 % · humidity 0 % |
| Villelongue-dels-Monts | 66 | 368 km E | 1,976 | 44.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Gouesnach | 29 | 518 km NW | 2,836 | 52.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 99 % · humidity 0 % |
| Entre-Vignes | 34 | 436 km E | 2,200 | 60 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 50 % |
| Grandfontaine | 25 | 688 km NE | 1,827 | 43.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 36 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villelongue-dels-Monts | 66 | 368 km E | 1,976 | 44.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Entre-Vignes | 34 | 436 km E | 2,200 | 60 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 50 % |
| Gouesnach | 29 | 518 km NW | 2,836 | 52.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 99 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Mercuze | 38 | 609 km E | 1,532 | 53.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 85 % · winter 58 % |
| Jouy-sur-Morin | 77 | 671 km NE | 2,230 | 47.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 42 % · humidity 0 % |
| Grandfontaine | 25 | 688 km NE | 1,827 | 43.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 36 % · 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 Saubion'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angresse | 40 | 2.3 km SW | 2,277 | 49.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tosse | 40 | 2.6 km NE | 3,556 | 48.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Marsacq | 40 | 8.9 km SE | 1,840 | 45.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Hippolyte | 66 | 363 km E | 3,126 | 37.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saubrigues | 40 | 7.2 km S | 1,659 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Seignosse | 40 | 2.9 km NW | 4,056 | 59.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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