Caro
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Caro (INSEE 64166) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CA du Pays Basque. Population 170 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 11.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 24 % of the 15,019 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.72 |
| Housing mix | 0.61 | 5 | 3.04 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 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 183 (2012) → 170 (2023): -7.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 145 (1990) → 170 (2023): 17.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 107, of which 19.6 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port): 2.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Jean-le-Vieux): 2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port): 2.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port): 2.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Michel): 1.5 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BUSTINCE - ST JEAN weather station, 2.6 km away at 189 m; the village itself is at 247 m. [11]
The village sits 58 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 BUSTINCE - ST JEAN, 2.6 km away at 189 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 58 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 1,362 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-JEAN-LE-VX, 2.1 km away at 173 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 — 64166/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64166/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64166/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64166/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64485
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64484
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64492
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouterre-sur-Blourde | 86 | 374 km NE | 170 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Seurin-de-Palenne | 17 | 281 km N | 167 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vauchonvilliers | 10 | 723 km NE | 174 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 43 % |
| Tarsul | 21 | 687 km NE | 166 | 13 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 46 % · humidity 43 % |
| Ernemont-Boutavent | 60 | 753 km N | 172 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 88 % · humidity 36 % |
| Aubigny-la-Ronce | 21 | 625 km NE | 172 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 45 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Seurin-de-Palenne | 17 | 281 km N | 167 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mouterre-sur-Blourde | 86 | 374 km NE | 170 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aubigny-la-Ronce | 21 | 625 km NE | 172 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 45 % · humidity 43 % |
| Tarsul | 21 | 687 km NE | 166 | 13 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 46 % · humidity 43 % |
| Vauchonvilliers | 10 | 723 km NE | 174 | 13 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 43 % |
| Ernemont-Boutavent | 60 | 753 km N | 172 | 12.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 88 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Caro'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baraigne | 11 | 247 km E | 163 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Clarac | 65 | 119 km E | 160 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lieurac | 09 | 245 km E | 181 | 21 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Carla-de-Roquefort | 09 | 243 km E | 164 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arrien | 64 | 88 km E | 197 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Anos | 64 | 80 km E | 174 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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