Castillon (Canton d'Arthez-de-Béarn)
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 39.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Castillon (Canton d'Arthez-de-Béarn) (INSEE 64181) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CC de Lacq-Orthez. Population 332 (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 39.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 18,042 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.98 | 10 | 9.76 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.61 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (L'INVITATION). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (CAFE COMMUNAL). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 1 | L'INVITATION | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | CAFE COMMUNAL | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 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 290 (2012) → 332 (2023): 14.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 225 (1990) → 332 (2023): 47.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 153, of which 3.9 % second homes and 9.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Arthez-de-Béarn): 3.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Arthez-de-Béarn): 3.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Arthez-de-Béarn): 3.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Artix): 7.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Castillon (Canton d'Arthez-de-Béarn)): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 30 days a year at or above 30 °C and 37 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the POMPS weather station, 3.7 km away at 130 m; the village itself is at 197 m. [11]
The village sits 67 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 11 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ORTHEZ, 15 km away at 96 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 101 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 1,050 mm of rain a year, spread over 125 days — about 8.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at POMPS, 3.7 km away at 130 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 — 64181/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64181/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64181/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64181/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64057
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64061
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64181
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochtezeele | 59 | 848 km N | 351 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 86 % · humidity 29 % |
| Villenave-de-Rions | 33 | 138 km N | 374 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Quiou | 22 | 554 km N | 359 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 93 % |
| Saint-Georges-d'Elle | 50 | 633 km N | 380 | 33.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 88 % · humidity 29 % |
| Crocy | 14 | 603 km N | 285 | 32.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 80 % · humidity 29 % |
| La Gimond | 42 | 459 km NE | 279 | 36.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 78 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villenave-de-Rions | 33 | 138 km N | 374 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 64 % |
| La Gimond | 42 | 459 km NE | 279 | 36.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 78 % · humidity 43 % |
| Le Quiou | 22 | 554 km N | 359 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 44 % · winter 93 % |
| Crocy | 14 | 603 km N | 285 | 32.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 80 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Georges-d'Elle | 50 | 633 km N | 380 | 33.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 88 % · humidity 29 % |
| Ochtezeele | 59 | 848 km N | 351 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 86 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Castillon (Canton d'Arthez-de-Béarn)'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caixon | 65 | 49 km E | 340 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sarriac-Bigorre | 65 | 58 km E | 271 | 25.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Souilhe | 11 | 201 km E | 354 | 36.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cierzac | 17 | 235 km N | 323 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vignes | 64 | 15 km NE | 463 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Gomer | 64 | 39 km SE | 298 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
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