Bidarray
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 92 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bidarray (INSEE 64124) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CA du Pays Basque. Population 693 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/64124-bidarray
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 92 % of the 16,411 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.85 |
| Housing mix | 0.64 | 5 | 3.22 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BIHOTZEAN). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LILY WOKS & SUSHIS · BARBERAENEA · AUBERGE IPARLA). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALEXANDRE KRASSOULIA, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BIDARRAY). [3]
3 × Hotel (AUBERGE OSTAPE · HOTEL RESTAURANT NOBLIA · HOTEL BARBERAENEA). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING AMESTOYA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BIHOTZEAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 3 | LILY WOKS & SUSHIS · BARBERAENEA · AUBERGE IPARLA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | ALEXANDRE KRASSOULIA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BIDARRAY | 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 | 3 | AUBERGE OSTAPE · HOTEL RESTAURANT NOBLIA · HOTEL BARBERAENEA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING AMESTOYA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 671 (2012) → 693 (2023): 3.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 585 (1990) → 693 (2023): 18.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 427, of which 17.8 % second homes and 10.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bidarray): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bidarray): 1.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Bidarray): 0.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry): 9.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bidarray): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 28 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the IRISSARRY weather station, 10 km away at 200 m; the village itself is at 141 m. [10]
The village sits 59 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 4.94 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 12 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BUSTINCE - ST JEAN, 15.5 km away at 189 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 1,460 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 10.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at IRISSARRY, 10 km away at 200 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 — 64124/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64124/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64124/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64124/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64124
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64477
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issy-l'Évêque | 71 | 567 km NE | 692 | 42.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 29 % |
| Livernon | 46 | 298 km NE | 722 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 29 % |
| Lavaveix-les-Mines | 23 | 414 km NE | 684 | 43 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 59 % · humidity 21 % |
| Saint-Julien-de-Cassagnas | 30 | 458 km E | 734 | 54.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 77 % · humidity 36 % |
| Douelle | 46 | 255 km NE | 830 | 53.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Millançay | 41 | 525 km NE | 716 | 46.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douelle | 46 | 255 km NE | 830 | 53.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Livernon | 46 | 298 km NE | 722 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 29 % |
| Lavaveix-les-Mines | 23 | 414 km NE | 684 | 43 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 59 % · humidity 21 % |
| Saint-Julien-de-Cassagnas | 30 | 458 km E | 734 | 54.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 77 % · humidity 36 % |
| Millançay | 41 | 525 km NE | 716 | 46.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 29 % |
| Issy-l'Évêque | 71 | 567 km NE | 692 | 42.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Bidarray'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Puy | 32 | 161 km NE | 587 | 55.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Talairan | 11 | 326 km E | 440 | 45 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Romieu | 32 | 169 km NE | 540 | 50.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fanjeaux | 11 | 274 km E | 885 | 59.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Julien-Beychevelle | 33 | 217 km N | 606 | 28.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Viodos-Abense-de-Bas | 64 | 38 km E | 747 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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