Bidart
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 92 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bidart (INSEE 64125) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CA du Pays Basque. Population 7,689 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/64125-bidart
Vitality score
Vitality score 66.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 92 % of the 3,171 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 15.02 |
| Social | 0.91 | 20 | 18.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.4 | 5 | 2 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (JC MENARD CHOCOLATERIE · LE MOULIN DE BASSILOUR · OGI ONA · AU FOURNIL DE LA LICORNE · LA PANETIERE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (CARLIER TRAITEUR · TXERRIKI). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LA FERME ELIZALDIA · ETXE PEIO · VIVAL BY CASINO · THAI & CO). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (VICAL). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE ERRETEGIA). [4]
50 × Restaurant (LE RELAIS SARL · BIKA · D.P.L.G · AUGUSTE). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (REPAIRE D'ILE-BAR-RITZ · LE SOLEIL DES ANTILLES). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN JACCACHOURY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE UHABIA IKASTOLA). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ELODIE KERVAREC, MÉDECIN · REGINE DUHART, MÉDECIN · MURIEL CHAMBRE, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE KRASSOULIA, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER CHRISTOPHE, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU PLATEAU · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BIDART). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BIDART · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTEL DE BIDART · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · CREDIT AGRICOLE). [3]
13 × Hairdresser (LA SUITE COIFFURE · ELLES COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
13 × Hotel (HOSTELLERIE DES FRÈRES IBARBOURE · ELISSALDIA · DOMAINE DE BASSILOUR · ITSAS MENDIA · HOTEL DU FRONTON). [3,4]
9 × Campsite (CAMPING LE RUISSEAU · CAMPING UR-ONEA · CAMPING OYAM · CAMPING LE PAVILLON ROYAL · YELLOH VILLAGE CAMPING BERRUA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 10 × Restaurant, 3 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | JC MENARD CHOCOLATERIE · LE MOULIN DE BASSILOUR · OGI ONA · AU FOURNIL DE LA LICORNE · LA PANETIERE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | CARLIER TRAITEUR · TXERRIKI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | LA FERME ELIZALDIA · ETXE PEIO · VIVAL BY CASINO · THAI & CO | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | VICAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE ERRETEGIA | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 50 | LE RELAIS SARL · BIKA · D.P.L.G · AUGUSTE | INSEE BPE 50 / INSEE SIRENE 72 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | REPAIRE D'ILE-BAR-RITZ · LE SOLEIL DES ANTILLES | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN JACCACHOURY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE UHABIA IKASTOLA | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | ELODIE KERVAREC, MÉDECIN · REGINE DUHART, MÉDECIN · MURIEL CHAMBRE, MÉDECIN · ALEXANDRE KRASSOULIA, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER CHRISTOPHE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DU PLATEAU · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 BIDART | 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 | 5 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BIDART · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTEL DE BIDART · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · CREDIT AGRICOLE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 13 | LA SUITE COIFFURE · ELLES COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 13 | HOSTELLERIE DES FRÈRES IBARBOURE · ELISSALDIA · DOMAINE DE BASSILOUR · ITSAS MENDIA · HOTEL DU FRONTON | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 9 | CAMPING LE RUISSEAU · CAMPING UR-ONEA · CAMPING OYAM · CAMPING LE PAVILLON ROYAL · YELLOH VILLAGE CAMPING BERRUA | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 6,513 (2012) → 7,689 (2023): 18.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,123 (1990) → 7,689 (2023): 86.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,720, of which 30 % second homes and 3.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bidart): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bidart): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Bidart): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bidart): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bidart): 0.3 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, 5.3 km away at 26 m; the village itself is at 55 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 26 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BIARRITZ-MUSEE, 5.3 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, 5.6 km away at 71 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
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 — 64125/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.bidart.fr/— “Marché du samedi matin”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64125/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64125/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64125/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64125
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Évian-les-Bains | 74 | 723 km NE | 9,267 | 72.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
| Roquefort-les-Pins | 06 | 697 km E | 7,292 | 63.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Publier | 74 | 719 km NE | 7,864 | 66.8 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 50 % · humidity 0 % |
| Wimereux | 62 | 850 km N | 6,256 | 51.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 0 % |
| Borgo | 2B | 901 km E | 10,311 | 50.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 7 % |
| Saint-Jorioz | 74 | 669 km NE | 6,390 | 51.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 51 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jorioz | 74 | 669 km NE | 6,390 | 51.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 51 % · humidity 0 % |
| Roquefort-les-Pins | 06 | 697 km E | 7,292 | 63.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 92 % · humidity 79 % |
| Publier | 74 | 719 km NE | 7,864 | 66.8 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 50 % · humidity 0 % |
| Évian-les-Bains | 74 | 723 km NE | 9,267 | 72.4 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
| Wimereux | 62 | 850 km N | 6,256 | 51.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 0 % |
| Borgo | 2B | 901 km E | 10,311 | 50.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 99 % · humidity 7 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/64125-bidart