Buzy
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 33.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Buzy (INSEE 64157) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CC de la Vallée d'Ossau. Population 1,006 (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/64157-buzy
Vitality score
Vitality score 33.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 14,286 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 | 0.39 | 20 | 7.77 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.58 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 4 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (O LEVAIN D'OSSAU). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LARTIGUE · L ETABLE D OSSAU · LA FOURGONETA). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BUZY AP). [3]
2 × Campsite (MAIRIE · LES JARDINS D'OSSAU). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | O LEVAIN D'OSSAU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | LARTIGUE · L ETABLE D OSSAU · LA FOURGONETA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | BUZY AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 2 | MAIRIE · LES JARDINS D'OSSAU | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 941 (2012) → 1,006 (2023): 6.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 951 (1990) → 1,006 (2023): 5.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 518, of which 10 % second homes and 5.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Buzy): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Arudy): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Ogeu-les-Bains): 4.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Arudy): 4.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Buzy): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the HERRERE weather station, 8.9 km away at 294 m; the village itself is at 369 m. [11]
The village sits 75 m above 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at HERRERE, 8.9 km away at 294 m, over 12 summers. [11]
That station sits 75 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,317 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LASSEUBE, 8.2 km away at 217 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64157/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64157/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64157/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64157/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64157
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64062
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64421
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étagnac | 16 | 322 km N | 982 | 40.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bézenet | 03 | 441 km NE | 910 | 42.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 50 % |
| Val-Fouzon | 36 | 482 km N | 968 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Vincent-du-Lorouër | 72 | 527 km N | 814 | 44.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 85 % |
| Sallenôves | 74 | 603 km NE | 849 | 50.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 66 % · humidity 36 % |
| Illiers-l'Évêque | 27 | 646 km N | 1,014 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 88 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étagnac | 16 | 322 km N | 982 | 40.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bézenet | 03 | 441 km NE | 910 | 42.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 50 % |
| Val-Fouzon | 36 | 482 km N | 968 | 41.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 97 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Vincent-du-Lorouër | 72 | 527 km N | 814 | 44.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 85 % |
| Sallenôves | 74 | 603 km NE | 849 | 50.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 66 % · humidity 36 % |
| Illiers-l'Évêque | 27 | 646 km N | 1,014 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 88 % |
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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 Buzy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allogny | 18 | 504 km NE | 1,142 | 34.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Asnières-la-Giraud | 17 | 307 km N | 977 | 41.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Haon-le-Vieux | 42 | 476 km NE | 953 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pointis-Inard | 31 | 103 km E | 919 | 30.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vignoux-sous-les-Aix | 18 | 505 km NE | 708 | 35.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Andoins | 64 | 27 km NE | 727 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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