Bidache
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 73 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bidache (INSEE 64123) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CA du Pays Basque. Population 1,338 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/64123-bidache
Vitality score
Vitality score 47.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 73 % of the 12,432 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 | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.79 | 10 | 7.88 |
| Housing mix | 0.86 | 5 | 4.28 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (S.A.R.L. LAGRABE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (ELIXOR · LA CUISINE DU SOURIRE · LA FERME HARPIL · ZAN). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DU PAYS DE BIDACHE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HASSEN GAFSI, MÉDECIN · MARGAUX MINEUR, MÉDECIN · DORA GAFSI-AZOUZ, MÉDECIN · SIMON GARCIA, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU PAYS DE BIDACHE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BIDACHE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE DU PAYS DE BIDACHE). [3]
1 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LE SALON). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | S.A.R.L. LAGRABE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | ELIXOR · LA CUISINE DU SOURIRE · LA FERME HARPIL · ZAN | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DU PAYS DE BIDACHE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | HASSEN GAFSI, MÉDECIN · MARGAUX MINEUR, MÉDECIN · DORA GAFSI-AZOUZ, MÉDECIN · SIMON GARCIA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU PAYS DE BIDACHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 DE BIDACHE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COLLEGE DU PAYS DE BIDACHE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CREDIT AGRICOLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 1 | LE SALON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 1,317 (2012) → 1,338 (2023): 1.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,039 (1990) → 1,338 (2023): 28.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 824, of which 7.2 % second homes and 11 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bidache): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bidache): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Bidache): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bidache): 0.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bidache): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BIDACHE weather station, 0.3 km away at 45 m; the village itself is at 30 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 16 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at AICIRITS, 19.2 km away at 75 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 1,459 mm of rain a year, spread over 140 days — about 10.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BIDACHE, 0.3 km away at 45 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64123/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64123/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64123/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64123/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64123
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligny-le-Châtel | 89 | 621 km NE | 1,200 | 38.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 0 % |
| Wingen-sur-Moder | 67 | 891 km NE | 1,530 | 47.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 50 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines | 78 | 624 km N | 1,468 | 38.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 68 % · humidity 7 % |
| Le Fossat | 09 | 209 km E | 1,071 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 43 % |
| Arcey | 25 | 755 km NE | 1,489 | 42.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 28 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Trivier-de-Courtes | 01 | 590 km NE | 1,125 | 41.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 53 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Fossat | 09 | 209 km E | 1,071 | 50.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 89 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Trivier-de-Courtes | 01 | 590 km NE | 1,125 | 41.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 53 % |
| Ligny-le-Châtel | 89 | 621 km NE | 1,200 | 38.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Léger-en-Yvelines | 78 | 624 km N | 1,468 | 38.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 68 % · humidity 7 % |
| Arcey | 25 | 755 km NE | 1,489 | 42.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 28 % · humidity 0 % |
| Wingen-sur-Moder | 67 | 891 km NE | 1,530 | 47.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 50 % · 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 Bidache'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugon-et-l'Île-du-Carnay | 33 | 176 km N | 1,395 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Urt | 64 | 12 km W | 2,346 | 56.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gondrin | 32 | 120 km E | 1,175 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Navarrenx | 64 | 36 km SE | 1,042 | 64.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Galgon | 33 | 181 km N | 3,144 | 36.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mées | 40 | 24 km N | 2,036 | 51.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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