Ascain
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 57.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ascain (INSEE 64065) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CA du Pays Basque. Population 4,658 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 57.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)).
Better served than 72 % of the 4,974 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 | 0.48 | 25 | 12.01 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 15.09 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.61 | 5 | 3.04 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (GOXOBAT · BOULANGERIE SUSPERREGUI · G.S. TALOA · L'ATELIER DE MANU). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MAISON LACABE). [3]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SPAR · DUMORA ETXEA). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger. [3,4]
16 × Restaurant (PLAZAN · PIZZ'HERRIA · AKWABA A.D.C · RESTAURANT BAR LARRALDE · EGUZKI). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (TRINKETEKO OSTATUA · LAGUNEN ARTEAN). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE-MARIE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ADELINE GILET, MÉDECIN · REGINE CAPVERN, MÉDECIN · MARC WEBER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE D ASCAIN). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ASCAIN). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF KIROLETA). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (DARROQUY MARIE PILAR · L'AXE JEUNE · CHRISTELLE COIFFURE · INSPIRATION STYLISTE VISAGISTE · CENDRINE AU CARRE). [3,4]
5 × Hotel (HOTEL DU PONT · HOTEL ACHAFLA BAITA · HOTEL RESIDENCE ALAIA · HOTEL DE LA RHUNE · HOTEL ILARGI). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING ZELAIA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
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 | GOXOBAT · BOULANGERIE SUSPERREGUI · G.S. TALOA · L'ATELIER DE MANU | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | MAISON LACABE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SPAR · DUMORA ETXEA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 16 | PLAZAN · PIZZ'HERRIA · AKWABA A.D.C · RESTAURANT BAR LARRALDE · EGUZKI | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | TRINKETEKO OSTATUA · LAGUNEN ARTEAN | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE-MARIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | ADELINE GILET, MÉDECIN · REGINE CAPVERN, MÉDECIN · MARC WEBER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE D ASCAIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ASCAIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF KIROLETA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 6 | DARROQUY MARIE PILAR · L'AXE JEUNE · CHRISTELLE COIFFURE · INSPIRATION STYLISTE VISAGISTE · CENDRINE AU CARRE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 5 | HOTEL DU PONT · HOTEL ACHAFLA BAITA · HOTEL RESIDENCE ALAIA · HOTEL DE LA RHUNE · HOTEL ILARGI | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING ZELAIA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday 8h à 13h sous la halle. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,156 (2012) → 4,658 (2023): 12.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,653 (1990) → 4,658 (2023): 75.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,905, of which 19.6 % second homes and 7.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ascain): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Ascain): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Ascain): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Ascain): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Ascain): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 8 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SOCOA weather station, 7.7 km away at 21 m; the village itself is at 23 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 22 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SOCOA, 7.7 km away at 21 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 1,517 mm of rain a year, spread over 140 days — about 10.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SOCOA, 7.7 km away at 21 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64065/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-ascain.fr/commerces-marches-et-zones-d-activites— “Le marché d'Ascain est un marché de producteurs locaux et de commerçants de proximité qui a lieu tous les samedis matins de 8h à 13h sous la halle.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64065/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64065/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64065/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64065
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sevrier | 74 | 675 km NE | 4,333 | 65.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 4 % · humidity 0 % |
| Les Garennes sur Loire | 49 | 461 km N | 4,663 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 88 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cheval-Blanc | 84 | 541 km E | 4,362 | 51.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 14 % |
| Beaussais-sur-Mer | 22 | 583 km N | 4,498 | 55 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
| Angoulins | 17 | 310 km N | 4,240 | 57.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 0 % |
| Porte des Pierres Dorées | 69 | 576 km NE | 4,185 | 52.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 50 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angoulins | 17 | 310 km N | 4,240 | 57.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 0 % |
| Les Garennes sur Loire | 49 | 461 km N | 4,663 | 56.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 88 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cheval-Blanc | 84 | 541 km E | 4,362 | 51.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 14 % |
| Porte des Pierres Dorées | 69 | 576 km NE | 4,185 | 52.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 50 % · humidity 0 % |
| Beaussais-sur-Mer | 22 | 583 km N | 4,498 | 55 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sevrier | 74 | 675 km NE | 4,333 | 65.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 4 % · 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 Ascain'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collioure | 66 | 394 km E | 2,756 | 64.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ondres | 40 | 28 km NE | 6,533 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Port-Vendres | 66 | 396 km E | 4,018 | 48 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Urrugne | 64 | 6.8 km W | 10,661 | 58.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Labenne | 40 | 32 km NE | 7,183 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ciboure | 64 | 5.8 km NW | 5,951 | 58.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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