Ahetze
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ahetze (INSEE 64009) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CA du Pays Basque. Population 2,104 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/64009-ahetze
Vitality score
Vitality score 45.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 9,265 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.76 | 5 | 3.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CECILENEA GATEAUX BASQUES). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (EGO · CASA PIZZA · AUBERGE HIRIARTIA · IULIAN ET MARIUS). [3,4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE IKASTOLA ALHORGA). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MAXIME LORIOUX, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MICHEL HENRY, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (C & C COIFFURE CATHERINE A DOMICILE · ALBISTUR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | CECILENEA GATEAUX BASQUES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | 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 | 4 | EGO · CASA PIZZA · AUBERGE HIRIARTIA · IULIAN ET MARIUS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE IKASTOLA ALHORGA | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | MAXIME LORIOUX, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MICHEL HENRY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 2 | C & C COIFFURE CATHERINE A DOMICILE · ALBISTUR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,899 (2012) → 2,104 (2023): 10.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,069 (1990) → 2,104 (2023): 96.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,131, of which 12.1 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ahetze): 0.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Arbonne): 3.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Ahetze): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Guéthary): 3.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Ahetze): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 14 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BIARRITZ-PAYS-BASQUE weather station, 7.7 km away at 71 m; the village itself is at 23 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 16 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BIARRITZ-PAYS-BASQUE, 7.7 km away at 71 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 1,468 mm of rain a year, spread over 140 days — about 10.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BIARRITZ-PAYS-BASQUE, 7.7 km away at 71 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64009/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64009/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64009/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64009/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64009
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64035
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64249
- 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-Urbain | 85 | 387 km N | 2,000 | 39.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 7 % |
| Burnhaupt-le-Bas | 68 | 831 km NE | 1,969 | 41.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 22 % · humidity 0 % |
| Janneyrias | 38 | 590 km NE | 1,896 | 42.5 | Partly served | no figures |
| Sainte-Anastasie-sur-Issole | 83 | 622 km E | 2,165 | 54.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sèvres-Anxaumont | 86 | 387 km NE | 2,394 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 32 % · humidity 0 % |
| Schnersheim | 67 | 915 km NE | 1,853 | 51.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 58 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sèvres-Anxaumont | 86 | 387 km NE | 2,394 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 32 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Urbain | 85 | 387 km N | 2,000 | 39.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 7 % |
| Janneyrias | 38 | 590 km NE | 1,896 | 42.5 | Partly served | no figures |
| Sainte-Anastasie-sur-Issole | 83 | 622 km E | 2,165 | 54.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Burnhaupt-le-Bas | 68 | 831 km NE | 1,969 | 41.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 22 % · humidity 0 % |
| Schnersheim | 67 | 915 km NE | 1,853 | 51.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 58 % · 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 Ahetze'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahonce | 64 | 17 km NE | 2,740 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Candillargues | 34 | 455 km E | 2,091 | 53.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Arbonne | 64 | 3.3 km NE | 2,447 | 54.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arcangues | 64 | 5.3 km NE | 3,657 | 35.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villefranque | 64 | 10 km E | 3,069 | 46.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bassussarry | 64 | 6.7 km NE | 3,414 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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