Biarritz
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 76.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Biarritz (INSEE 64122) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CA du Pays Basque. Population 26,206 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/64122-biarritz
Vitality score
Vitality score 76.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 81 % of the 896 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 | 0.92 | 25 | 22.93 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.99 |
| Education | 0.68 | 10 | 6.75 |
| Health | 0.91 | 10 | 9.12 |
| Public & culture | 0.26 | 5 | 1.28 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.12 |
| Housing mix | 0.2 | 5 | 0.99 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
35 × Bakery (boulangerie) (JC MENARD CHOCOLATERIE · AUX DELICES SAINT CHARLES · PRETEUX LOUBERE · PRETEUX · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DOCKS DELICES). [3,4]
13 × Butcher (boucherie) (ALUNDA PERE ET FILS · REIS · ROTISSERIE BIBI · GRAND FRAIS). [3,4]
26 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE PETIT CASINO DE GRAMONT · CASINO SHOP · CREMERIE DES HALLES · LE COMPTOIR D'ITXASSOU). [3,4]
9 × Supermarket (E.LECLERC · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · CARREFOUR CONTACT · SPAR · GALERIES LAFAYETTE). [3,4]
8 × Fishmonger (LA MARINA · LA CRIEE DES DOCKS · FIDJI ET HUGO · L'ECAILLERIE · CHEZ JEROME). [3,4]
215 × Restaurant (LES BIARROTES · INSTANTS D'EXCEPTION · VERFI · L'ILBARRITZ · LE BLE NOIR). [3,4]
54 × Café / bar (ROYALTY · NEWQUAY · PROHIBIDO BIARRITZ · M.E.S.S. · DUPLEX). [4]
9 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU BRAOU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL BERT PYRENEES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VICTOR DURUY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE REPTOU). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE VILLA FAL · COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND · COLLEGE PRIVE IMMACULEE CONCEPTION). [3]
52 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CÉCILE GABART, MÉDECIN · MEHDI SYLVAIN SIBAI, MÉDECIN · MARC REITER, MÉDECIN · ERIC PEYRE, MÉDECIN · PABLO LOM, MÉDECIN). [3]
14 × Pharmacy (GRANDE PHARMACIE DES ARCEAUX · PHARMACIE DARRIEUSSECQ SNC · PHARMACIE FOUCHER ERIC · PHARMACIE DE L AEROPORT · PHARMACIE BIARRITZ IRATY). [3,4]
4 × Post office / agence postale (BIARRITZ ST CHARLES CARREFOUR RP · BIARRITZ LA NEGRESSE LE CHIQUITO RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE BIARRITZ). [3]
1 × Cinema (ROYAL). [3]
5 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE PRIVE IMMACULEE CONCEPTION · INSTITUT MEDICO EDUCATIF PLANCOUSUT · GYMNASE DE LA NEGRESSE · HALLE DES SPORTS · SALLE OMNISPORTS NOTARY ET JARDIN D ARC ETIENNE ALBERT). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DU PORT VIEUX). [3]
19 × Bank (BANQUE POUYANNE · BANQUE MICHEL INCHAUSPE · AGENCE BIARRITZ · AGENCE BIARRITZ KENNEDY · CCF). [3]
63 × Hairdresser (BIARRITZ COIFFURE MARIE HELENE POMMIERS · DA COSTA MARIA · ILE · COIFFURE MESSIEURS). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
47 × Hotel (HOTEL BIARRITZ ATLANTIQUE · HÔTEL BARNEA · AMARYS · HOTEL VAL FLORES · HOTEL DE LA PLAGE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING AIROTEL BIARRITZ CAMPING). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 7 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Butcher (boucherie), 6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 49 × Restaurant, 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 5 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 8 × Hairdresser, 4 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 35 | JC MENARD CHOCOLATERIE · AUX DELICES SAINT CHARLES · PRETEUX LOUBERE · PRETEUX · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DOCKS DELICES | INSEE BPE 35 / INSEE SIRENE 43 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 13 | ALUNDA PERE ET FILS · REIS · ROTISSERIE BIBI · GRAND FRAIS | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 26 | LE PETIT CASINO DE GRAMONT · CASINO SHOP · CREMERIE DES HALLES · LE COMPTOIR D'ITXASSOU | INSEE BPE 26 / INSEE SIRENE 34 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 9 | E.LECLERC · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · CARREFOUR CONTACT · SPAR · GALERIES LAFAYETTE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 8 | LA MARINA · LA CRIEE DES DOCKS · FIDJI ET HUGO · L'ECAILLERIE · CHEZ JEROME | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 215 | LES BIARROTES · INSTANTS D'EXCEPTION · VERFI · L'ILBARRITZ · LE BLE NOIR | INSEE BPE 215 / INSEE SIRENE 327 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 54 | ROYALTY · NEWQUAY · PROHIBIDO BIARRITZ · M.E.S.S. · DUPLEX | INSEE SIRENE 54 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 9 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU BRAOU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PAUL BERT PYRENEES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JULES FERRY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE VICTOR DURUY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE REPTOU | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE VILLA FAL · COLLEGE JEAN ROSTAND · COLLEGE PRIVE IMMACULEE CONCEPTION | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 52 | CÉCILE GABART, MÉDECIN · MEHDI SYLVAIN SIBAI, MÉDECIN · MARC REITER, MÉDECIN · ERIC PEYRE, MÉDECIN · PABLO LOM, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 52 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 14 | GRANDE PHARMACIE DES ARCEAUX · PHARMACIE DARRIEUSSECQ SNC · PHARMACIE FOUCHER ERIC · PHARMACIE DE L AEROPORT · PHARMACIE BIARRITZ IRATY | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 4 | BIARRITZ ST CHARLES CARREFOUR RP · BIARRITZ LA NEGRESSE LE CHIQUITO RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE BIARRITZ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | ROYAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 5 | COLLEGE PRIVE IMMACULEE CONCEPTION · INSTITUT MEDICO EDUCATIF PLANCOUSUT · GYMNASE DE LA NEGRESSE · HALLE DES SPORTS · SALLE OMNISPORTS NOTARY ET JARDIN D ARC ETIENNE ALBERT | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAGE DU PORT VIEUX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 19 | BANQUE POUYANNE · BANQUE MICHEL INCHAUSPE · AGENCE BIARRITZ · AGENCE BIARRITZ KENNEDY · CCF | INSEE BPE 19 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 63 | BIARRITZ COIFFURE MARIE HELENE POMMIERS · DA COSTA MARIA · ILE · COIFFURE MESSIEURS | INSEE BPE 63 / INSEE SIRENE 82 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 47 | HOTEL BIARRITZ ATLANTIQUE · HÔTEL BARNEA · AMARYS · HOTEL VAL FLORES · HOTEL DE LA PLAGE | INSEE BPE 47 / INSEE SIRENE 85 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING AIROTEL BIARRITZ CAMPING | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 25,330 (2012) → 26,206 (2023): 3.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 28,742 (1990) → 26,206 (2023): -8.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 26,457, of which 40.1 % second homes and 2.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Biarritz): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Biarritz): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Biarritz): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Biarritz): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Biarritz): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 7 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BIARRITZ-MUSEE weather station, 0.7 km away at 26 m; the village itself is at 23 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 26 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BIARRITZ-MUSEE, 0.7 km away at 26 m, over 12 summers. [10]
An average of 1,468 mm of rain a year, spread over 140 days — about 10.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BIARRITZ-PAYS-BASQUE, 2.5 km away at 71 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 — 64122/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/23/3f3d579d-7d5c-33b6-84f0-f0c6968a2c3c— “Marchés à Biarritz”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64122/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64122/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64122/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64122
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mandelieu-la-Napoule | 06 | 684 km E | 21,640 | 72.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Raphaël | 83 | 672 km E | 37,113 | 81.7 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
| Vallauris | 06 | 694 km E | 29,259 | 72.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sanary-sur-Mer | 83 | 597 km E | 18,538 | 64.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Hendaye | 64 | 22 km SW | 18,102 | 66.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Hérouville-Saint-Clair | 14 | 643 km N | 23,470 | 64.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendaye | 64 | 22 km SW | 18,102 | 66.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sanary-sur-Mer | 83 | 597 km E | 18,538 | 64.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 79 % |
| Hérouville-Saint-Clair | 14 | 643 km N | 23,470 | 64.2 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Raphaël | 83 | 672 km E | 37,113 | 81.7 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 96 % · humidity 36 % |
| Mandelieu-la-Napoule | 06 | 684 km E | 21,640 | 72.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 95 % · humidity 57 % |
| Vallauris | 06 | 694 km E | 29,259 | 72.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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