Araux
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 27.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 92 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Araux (INSEE 64033) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CC du Béarn des Gaves. Population 136 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 27.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 92 % of the 13,295 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.74 | 10 | 7.36 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.36 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 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 | 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 134 (2012) → 136 (2023): 1.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 110 (1990) → 136 (2023): 23.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 73, of which 16.4 % second homes and 1.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Susmiou): 4.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Susmiou): 4.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Susmiou): 5.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Navarrenx): 5.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Araux): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 38 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-GLADIE weather station, 10.7 km away at 73 m; the village itself is at 112 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 17 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ORTHEZ, 17.1 km away at 96 m, over 30 summers. [11]
An average of 1,258 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at NAVARRENX, 5.4 km away at 135 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 — 64033/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64033/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64033/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64033/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64530
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64416
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64033
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Essarts-le-Vicomte | 51 | 679 km NE | 134 | 27.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
| Oberlarg | 68 | 776 km NE | 143 | 25.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Maurice | 74 | 613 km NE | 121 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 39 % · humidity 0 % |
| Guigny | 62 | 805 km N | 149 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 18 % · winter 82 % |
| Anglesqueville-la-Bras-Long | 76 | 725 km N | 134 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
| Montlaur-en-Diois | 26 | 519 km E | 134 | 23.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 22 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montlaur-en-Diois | 26 | 519 km E | 134 | 23.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 22 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Maurice | 74 | 613 km NE | 121 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 39 % · humidity 0 % |
| Les Essarts-le-Vicomte | 51 | 679 km NE | 134 | 27.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
| Anglesqueville-la-Bras-Long | 76 | 725 km N | 134 | 17.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
| Oberlarg | 68 | 776 km NE | 143 | 25.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| Guigny | 62 | 805 km N | 149 | 26.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 18 % · winter 82 % |
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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 Araux'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laàs | 64 | 4.8 km NW | 140 | 20.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lichos | 64 | 7.7 km SW | 127 | 8.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Athos-Aspis | 64 | 15 km NW | 213 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Osserain-Rivareyte | 64 | 12 km W | 235 | 33.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Larreule | 64 | 30 km NE | 194 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Oraàs | 64 | 17 km NW | 184 | 9.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
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