Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 71.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains (INSEE 40328) is in Landes (40), part of CC Maremne Adour Côte Sud. Population 1,685 (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/40328-vieux-boucau-les-bains
Vitality score
Vitality score 71.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 10,766 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 | 0.84 | 25 | 21 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.65 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.89 | 10 | 8.93 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LUCAS · LA BOUCALAISE · OCEAN DE PAINS · PANAQUI). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CLAVEAU ROUSSELY · CHARLES ET RACHEL TRIMOUILLAS). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SCORA · SPAR · SARL CAPAVENIR · CHEZ DARRIAU Y A TOUT CE QU IL FAUT · TERRES D'EPICES). [3,4]
53 × Restaurant (TI COCO NUTS · LE SALON DU COCO NUTS · COCOTIER · LE BISTROT · LES PERLES DU BASSINS). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LE DEUZ). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE COLLEGE DU LITTORAL). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ERIC RENAULT, MÉDECIN · MATHIEU AH-SING, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS DELAGE, MÉDECIN · ERIC HILTENBRAND, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU MAIL). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE VIEUX-BOUCAU-LES-BAINS). [3]
1 × Cinema (ALBRET). [3]
1 × Bank (BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER POUR ELLE ET LUI). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE MARINERO). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE SABLERES · CAMPING LES CHENES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 9 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | LUCAS · LA BOUCALAISE · OCEAN DE PAINS · PANAQUI | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE CLAVEAU ROUSSELY · CHARLES ET RACHEL TRIMOUILLAS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | SCORA · SPAR · SARL CAPAVENIR · CHEZ DARRIAU Y A TOUT CE QU IL FAUT · TERRES D'EPICES | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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 | 53 | TI COCO NUTS · LE SALON DU COCO NUTS · COCOTIER · LE BISTROT · LES PERLES DU BASSINS | INSEE BPE 53 / INSEE SIRENE 65 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LE DEUZ | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PRIVE COLLEGE DU LITTORAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | ERIC RENAULT, MÉDECIN · MATHIEU AH-SING, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS DELAGE, MÉDECIN · ERIC HILTENBRAND, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU MAIL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 MUNICIPALE DE VIEUX-BOUCAU-LES-BAINS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | ALBRET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | L'ATELIER POUR ELLE ET LUI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LE MARINERO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DE SABLERES · CAMPING LES CHENES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,541 (2012) → 1,685 (2023): 9.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,210 (1990) → 1,685 (2023): 39.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,233, of which 75.6 % second homes and 2.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LEON weather station, 12.6 km away at 21 m; the village itself is at 4 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 20 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CAPBRETON, 18.1 km away at 11 m, over 23 summers. [9]
An average of 1,195 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 8.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LEON, 12.6 km away at 21 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40328/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40328/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40328/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 40328/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 40328
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blonville-sur-Mer | 14 | 627 km N | 1,621 | 58.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 73 % · humidity 0 % |
| Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via | 66 | 313 km SE | 1,762 | 58.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Préfailles | 44 | 377 km N | 1,321 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 65 % · humidity 0 % |
| Les Gets | 74 | 687 km NE | 1,227 | 67.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Pierre-Quiberon | 56 | 436 km N | 2,344 | 67.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 41 % · winter 47 % |
| Les Deux Alpes | 38 | 613 km E | 1,910 | 74.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Font-Romeu-Odeillo-Via | 66 | 313 km SE | 1,762 | 58.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Préfailles | 44 | 377 km N | 1,321 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 65 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Pierre-Quiberon | 56 | 436 km N | 2,344 | 67.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 41 % · winter 47 % |
| Les Deux Alpes | 38 | 613 km E | 1,910 | 74.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Blonville-sur-Mer | 14 | 627 km N | 1,621 | 58.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 73 % · humidity 0 % |
| Les Gets | 74 | 687 km NE | 1,227 | 67.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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