Castet
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 5.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 2 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Castet (INSEE 64175) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CC de la Vallée d'Ossau. Population 136 (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/64175-castet
Vitality score
Vitality score 5.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 2 % of the 13,295 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 | 0.37 | 10 | 3.66 |
| Housing mix | 0.13 | 5 | 0.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING CHEZ JEAN CAZENAVE-DOUX). [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 | 1 | CAMPING CHEZ JEAN CAZENAVE-DOUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 158 (2012) → 136 (2023): -13.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 157 (1990) → 136 (2023): -13.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 138, of which 43.5 % second homes and 2.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bielle): 0.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Izeste): 2.6 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Arudy): 3.8 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Arudy): 3.8 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Louvie-Juzon): 1.9 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 38 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LARUNS-HOURAT weather station, 9.6 km away at 522 m; the village itself is at 435 m. [12]
The village sits 87 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at HERRERE, 15.7 km away at 294 m, over 12 summers. [12]
That station sits 141 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,653 mm of rain a year, spread over 143 days — about 11.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LARUNS-HOURAT, 9.6 km away at 522 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64175/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64175/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64175/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64175/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64127
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64280
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64062
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64353
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prunet | 07 | 412 km NE | 134 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 82 % · humidity 57 % |
| Propiac | 26 | 471 km E | 131 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 53 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lucy-sur-Yonne | 89 | 586 km NE | 126 | 4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Vauclaix | 58 | 570 km NE | 134 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Garanou | 09 | 180 km E | 143 | 3.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 50 % |
| La Grande-Fosse | 88 | 825 km NE | 126 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 66 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garanou | 09 | 180 km E | 143 | 3.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 50 % |
| Prunet | 07 | 412 km NE | 134 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 82 % · humidity 57 % |
| Propiac | 26 | 471 km E | 131 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 53 % · humidity 57 % |
| Vauclaix | 58 | 570 km NE | 134 | 6.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lucy-sur-Yonne | 89 | 586 km NE | 126 | 4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| La Grande-Fosse | 88 | 825 km NE | 126 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 66 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Castet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preyssac-d'Excideuil | 24 | 280 km NE | 152 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Barbezières | 16 | 317 km N | 134 | 7.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bénac | 09 | 159 km E | 173 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Celles | 09 | 172 km E | 143 | 11 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gabillou | 24 | 264 km NE | 95 | 6.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lacave | 09 | 115 km E | 128 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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