Tarnos
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Tarnos (INSEE 40312) is in Landes (40), part of CC du Seignanx. Population 12,957 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/40312-tarnos
Vitality score
Vitality score 61.1/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 58 % of the 1,898 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.48 |
| Social | 0.68 | 20 | 13.55 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.69 | 10 | 6.92 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.08 |
| Population trend | 0.92 | 10 | 9.24 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.31 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
11 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA TOURTIERE HUBERT · CROISSANT DE LUNE · PANEHESTIA · PANAQUI · LOU PAN PERDUT). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE ESCANDE). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CARREFOUR CITY · DAWNING BLUE · MA BOUTIQUE D'ASIE · LA FRATERNELLE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LE PETIT JEUNE). [3,4]
26 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · MC DONALD'S · PIZZ'A KIKI · L ARGANA · SOLEIL D ASIE). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LOKO BAR). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE CHARLES DURROTY · ECOLE MATERNELLE ODETTE DUBOY · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE MATERNELLE ROBERT LASPLACETTES). [3]
8 × Primary school (élémentaire) (OSE GRAINE D'ECOLE OSE GRAINE D'ECOLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE GENESIS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE HENRI BARBUSSE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOUCHET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE F. CONCARET). [3]
2 × Collège (ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE GENESIS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL · COLLEGE LANGEVIN-WALLON). [3]
37 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CLAIRE GALLOT, MÉDECIN · MARTIN MATHARAN, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME BRIEDA, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE BAGAUD, MÉDECIN · JEAN-YVES PLANTEC, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DANDRIEU HONTABAT · PHARMACIE DU SQUARE · PHARMACIE DE L'OCEAN · PHARMACIE MODERNE DE TARNOS). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (TARNOS PLAGE CARREFOUR CITY RP · TARNOS CARREFOUR HYPER LPR RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE TARNOS LES TEMPS MODERNES). [3]
1 × Cinema (MEGA CGR). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE D ENSEIGNEMENT PROFESSIONNEL AMBROISE CROIZAT · SQUASH DE L ADOUR · SALLE JOSEPH BIARROTTE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LEO LAGRANGE). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MIDI ATLANTIQUE · CEP DE TARNOS · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL TARNOS SUD LANDES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL AQUITAINE · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
20 × Hairdresser (NOBI · KETTY COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL B B BAYONNE TARNOS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING JOBEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 11 × Restaurant, 3 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 11 | LA TOURTIERE HUBERT · CROISSANT DE LUNE · PANEHESTIA · PANAQUI · LOU PAN PERDUT | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE ESCANDE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | CARREFOUR CITY · DAWNING BLUE · MA BOUTIQUE D'ASIE · LA FRATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LE PETIT JEUNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 26 | BUFFALO GRILL · MC DONALD'S · PIZZ'A KIKI · L ARGANA · SOLEIL D ASIE | INSEE BPE 26 / INSEE SIRENE 50 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LOKO BAR | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE CHARLES DURROTY · ECOLE MATERNELLE ODETTE DUBOY · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN JAURES · ECOLE MATERNELLE ROBERT LASPLACETTES | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 8 | OSE GRAINE D'ECOLE OSE GRAINE D'ECOLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE GENESIS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE HENRI BARBUSSE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN MOUCHET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE F. CONCARET | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE GENESIS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL · COLLEGE LANGEVIN-WALLON | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 37 | CLAIRE GALLOT, MÉDECIN · MARTIN MATHARAN, MÉDECIN · GUILLAUME BRIEDA, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE BAGAUD, MÉDECIN · JEAN-YVES PLANTEC, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 37 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE DANDRIEU HONTABAT · PHARMACIE DU SQUARE · PHARMACIE DE L'OCEAN · PHARMACIE MODERNE DE TARNOS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | TARNOS PLAGE CARREFOUR CITY RP · TARNOS CARREFOUR HYPER LPR RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE TARNOS LES TEMPS MODERNES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | MEGA CGR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | LYCEE D ENSEIGNEMENT PROFESSIONNEL AMBROISE CROIZAT · SQUASH DE L ADOUR · SALLE JOSEPH BIARROTTE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF LEO LAGRANGE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL MIDI ATLANTIQUE · CEP DE TARNOS · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL TARNOS SUD LANDES · CAISSE REG CREDIT AGRI MUTUEL AQUITAINE · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 20 | NOBI · KETTY COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL B B BAYONNE TARNOS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING JOBEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 12,423 (2012) → 12,957 (2023): 4.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 9,099 (1990) → 12,957 (2023): 42.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,677, of which 6.9 % second homes and 3.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tarnos): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Tarnos): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Tarnos): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Tarnos): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Tarnos): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 15 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CAPBRETON weather station, 9.7 km away at 11 m; the village itself is at 38 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 20 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CAPBRETON, 9.7 km away at 11 m, over 23 summers. [10]
An average of 1,201 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CAPBRETON, 9.7 km away at 11 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40312/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-02— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/b1ab8770-7f48-3591-a6ab-954fbd9bca5f— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40312/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40312/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40312/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40312
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auriol | 13 | 573 km E | 13,037 | 54.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 36 % · humidity 0 % |
| Petite-Île | 974 | 9,263 km SE | 13,067 | 58.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
| Plougastel-Daoulas | 29 | 582 km N | 13,434 | 52.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Trinité | 972 | 6,441 km W | 11,454 | 58.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
| Rivière-Salée | 972 | 6,458 km W | 11,829 | 63.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
| Rognac | 13 | 539 km E | 12,576 | 49.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 14 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rognac | 13 | 539 km E | 12,576 | 49.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 93 % · humidity 14 % |
| Auriol | 13 | 573 km E | 13,037 | 54.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 36 % · humidity 0 % |
| Plougastel-Daoulas | 29 | 582 km N | 13,434 | 52.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 99 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Trinité | 972 | 6,441 km W | 11,454 | 58.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
| Rivière-Salée | 972 | 6,458 km W | 11,829 | 63.1 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
| Petite-Île | 974 | 9,263 km SE | 13,067 | 58.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 80 % · 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 Tarnos'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ondres | 40 | 2.5 km NE | 6,533 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Labenne | 40 | 6.7 km NE | 7,183 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Urrugne | 64 | 28 km SW | 10,661 | 58.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Capbreton | 40 | 11 km N | 9,184 | 73 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Luz | 64 | 24 km SW | 14,857 | 72 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Boucau | 64 | 2.7 km SW | 8,968 | 55.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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