Boucau
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Boucau (INSEE 64140) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CA du Pays Basque. Population 8,968 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/64140-boucau
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 2,731 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.66 | 20 | 13.3 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.52 | 10 | 5.24 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.82 | 10 | 8.16 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU GATEAU BASQUE DE BAYONNE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LE COUNIC · ALBERT). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (CAFE AIRE EDER · SARL ESTIVAL · RESTAURANT L'ADOUR). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE ELISA LASSALLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE JOLIOT-CURIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN BAPTISTE LANUSSE). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL LANGEVIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN ABADIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE JEANNE D ARC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE BOKALEKO HATSA IKASTOLA). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE HENRI BARBUSSE). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ELENA ALVES ORTOLO, MÉDECIN · GILLES LASSABE, MÉDECIN · CLOTILDE BRISSON, MÉDECIN · CORINNE VIELLE, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC IRIART, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA CALE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ANDRÉ MOINE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE HENRI BARBUSSE). [3]
3 × Bank (CEP DE BOUCAU · CIC SOCIETE BORDELAISE · CREDIT AGRICOLE). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (BRIOSO MASERO TERESA · MOD ELLE MIXTE COIFFURE · CHRIS COIFFURE · LE STUDIO · MARIELLE COIFFEUSE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 8 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | AU GATEAU BASQUE DE BAYONNE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LE COUNIC · ALBERT | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | CAFE AIRE EDER · SARL ESTIVAL · RESTAURANT L'ADOUR | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE ELISA LASSALLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE JOLIOT-CURIE · ECOLE MATERNELLE JEAN BAPTISTE LANUSSE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL LANGEVIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN ABADIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE STE JEANNE D ARC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE BOKALEKO HATSA IKASTOLA | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE HENRI BARBUSSE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | ELENA ALVES ORTOLO, MÉDECIN · GILLES LASSABE, MÉDECIN · CLOTILDE BRISSON, MÉDECIN · CORINNE VIELLE, MÉDECIN · FREDERIC IRIART, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA CALE | 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 MUNICIPALE ANDRÉ MOINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COLLEGE HENRI BARBUSSE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CEP DE BOUCAU · CIC SOCIETE BORDELAISE · CREDIT AGRICOLE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | BRIOSO MASERO TERESA · MOD ELLE MIXTE COIFFURE · CHRIS COIFFURE · LE STUDIO · MARIELLE COIFFEUSE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 7,782 (2012) → 8,968 (2023): 15.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 6,814 (1990) → 8,968 (2023): 31.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,727, of which 2.7 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Boucau): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Boucau): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Boucau): 0.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Boucau): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Boucau): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 13 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BIARRITZ-PAYS-BASQUE weather station, 7.3 km away at 71 m; the village itself is at 16 m. [9]
The village sits 55 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 19 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BIARRITZ-PAYS-BASQUE, 7.3 km away at 71 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 55 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,468 mm of rain a year, spread over 140 days — about 10.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BIARRITZ-PAYS-BASQUE, 7.3 km away at 71 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
267 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 410,000 € — 3,862 € per m² of built surface. [10]
328 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 209,900 € — 3,617 € per m². [10]
The median across Pyrénées-Atlantiques is 2,055 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64140/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64140/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64140/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64140/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64140
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bassens | 33 | 171 km NE | 8,435 | 51.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 88 % · humidity 7 % |
| Chartres-de-Bretagne | 35 | 503 km N | 8,880 | 55.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
| Magny-le-Hongre | 77 | 680 km NE | 9,060 | 53.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| Varennes-Vauzelles | 58 | 531 km NE | 9,146 | 61.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 39 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Passage | 47 | 184 km NE | 9,326 | 65 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 72 % · humidity 14 % |
| Thorigné-Fouillard | 35 | 515 km N | 8,667 | 54.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bassens | 33 | 171 km NE | 8,435 | 51.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 88 % · humidity 7 % |
| Le Passage | 47 | 184 km NE | 9,326 | 65 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 72 % · humidity 14 % |
| Chartres-de-Bretagne | 35 | 503 km N | 8,880 | 55.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
| Thorigné-Fouillard | 35 | 515 km N | 8,667 | 54.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
| Varennes-Vauzelles | 58 | 531 km NE | 9,146 | 61.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 39 % · humidity 0 % |
| Magny-le-Hongre | 77 | 680 km NE | 9,060 | 53.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 45 % · 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 Boucau'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ondres | 40 | 5.1 km NE | 6,533 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Capbreton | 40 | 14 km N | 9,184 | 73 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tarnos | 40 | 2.7 km NE | 12,957 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Roquette-sur-Siagne | 06 | 680 km E | 5,669 | 59.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Labenne | 40 | 9.2 km NE | 7,183 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/64140-boucau