Briscous
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 91 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Briscous (INSEE 64147) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CA du Pays Basque. Population 2,965 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 61.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 91 % of the 7,183 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 | 0.78 | 20 | 15.54 |
| Education | 0.86 | 10 | 8.65 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.61 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SPAR). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (MAISON JOANTO · GAILLARDS). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE REPERE · CAFE BAR LARRE). [4]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BILINGUE IKAS BIDE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SALINES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST-VINCENT · ECOLE PRIVEE IKATOLA BESKOITZEKO). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LAURENT MOULINIE, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE SELLIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE HEMENGOA). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BRISCOUS BIAK BAT BURALISTE LPR RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BRISCOUS). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (L COIFF). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SPAR | 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 | MAISON JOANTO · GAILLARDS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE REPERE · CAFE BAR LARRE | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BILINGUE IKAS BIDE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SALINES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST-VINCENT · ECOLE PRIVEE IKATOLA BESKOITZEKO | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | LAURENT MOULINIE, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE SELLIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE HEMENGOA | 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 | BRISCOUS BIAK BAT BURALISTE LPR RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BRISCOUS | 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 | 2 | L COIFF | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 2,642 (2012) → 2,965 (2023): 12.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,745 (1990) → 2,965 (2023): 69.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,343, of which 3.9 % second homes and 4.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Briscous): 1.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Briscous): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Briscous): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Briscous): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Briscous): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LABASTIDE-CLAIR weather station, 7.2 km away at 23 m; the village itself is at 46 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 16 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BIARRITZ-PAYS-BASQUE, 16.2 km away at 71 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 1,394 mm of rain a year, spread over 142 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LABASTIDE-CLAIR, 7.2 km away at 23 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 — 64147/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64147/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64147/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64147/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64147
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villefranque | 64 | 10 km W | 3,069 | 46.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Anne-sur-Brivet | 44 | 448 km N | 3,063 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bignan | 56 | 504 km N | 2,757 | 54.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 93 % · humidity 0 % |
| Besné | 44 | 442 km N | 3,322 | 41.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
| Monterblanc | 56 | 488 km N | 3,356 | 41.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
| Loretz-d'Argenton | 79 | 407 km N | 2,575 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 92 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villefranque | 64 | 10 km W | 3,069 | 46.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loretz-d'Argenton | 79 | 407 km N | 2,575 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 92 % |
| Besné | 44 | 442 km N | 3,322 | 41.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sainte-Anne-sur-Brivet | 44 | 448 km N | 3,063 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
| Monterblanc | 56 | 488 km N | 3,356 | 41.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bignan | 56 | 504 km N | 2,757 | 54.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 93 % · 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 Briscous'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasseube | 64 | 74 km E | 1,735 | 52 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Urcuit | 64 | 2.9 km N | 3,047 | 37.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Palais | 64 | 28 km SE | 2,204 | 73.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Urt | 64 | 5.1 km NE | 2,346 | 56.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Labatut | 40 | 30 km E | 1,430 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Charente | 16 | 259 km NE | 3,550 | 52.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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