Alçay-Alçabéhéty-Sunharette
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 22.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Alçay-Alçabéhéty-Sunharette (INSEE 64015) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CA du Pays Basque. Population 206 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 22.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 16,113 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.25 | 10 | 2.55 |
| Housing mix | 0.42 | 5 | 2.1 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE ST-LOUIS-DE-GONZAGUE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ALÇAY-ALÇABEHETY-SUNHARETTE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE ST-LOUIS-DE-GONZAGUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ALÇAY-ALÇABEHETY-SUNHARETTE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 228 (2012) → 206 (2023): -9.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 273 (1990) → 206 (2023): -24.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 145, of which 29 % second homes and 9.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tardets-Sorholus): 4.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Tardets-Sorholus): 4.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Tardets-Sorholus): 4.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Tardets-Sorholus): 4.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Alçay-Alçabéhéty-Sunharette): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LICQ-ATHEREY weather station, 5.6 km away at 288 m; the village itself is at 247 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 24 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at IRATY ORGAMBIDE, 12.3 km away at 1,427 m, over 19 summers. [10]
That station sits 1,180 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,367 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at TROIS-VILLES, 5 km away at 216 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 — 64015/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64015/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64015/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64015/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64533
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64015
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verneugheol | 63 | 404 km NE | 225 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
| Chausseterre | 42 | 485 km NE | 212 | 26.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Noyer | 18 | 553 km NE | 246 | 24.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 39 % · humidity 0 % |
| Censerey | 21 | 615 km NE | 182 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 54 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Silvain-Montaigut | 23 | 399 km NE | 194 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
| Fauroux | 82 | 200 km NE | 189 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fauroux | 82 | 200 km NE | 189 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Silvain-Montaigut | 23 | 399 km NE | 194 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
| Verneugheol | 63 | 404 km NE | 225 | 22 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
| Chausseterre | 42 | 485 km NE | 212 | 26.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Noyer | 18 | 553 km NE | 246 | 24.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 39 % · humidity 0 % |
| Censerey | 21 | 615 km NE | 182 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 54 % · 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 Alçay-Alçabéhéty-Sunharette'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licq-Athérey | 64 | 3.9 km SE | 194 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Alos-Sibas-Abense | 64 | 3.5 km NE | 291 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Laguinge-Restoue | 64 | 3.4 km E | 155 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lichans-Sunhar | 64 | 2.6 km E | 84 | 7.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
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