Dognen
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Dognen (INSEE 64201) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CC du Béarn des Gaves. Population 225 (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 19.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 16,694 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.58 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 | 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) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE 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 210 (2012) → 225 (2023): 7.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 209 (1990) → 225 (2023): 7.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 118, of which 4.2 % second homes and 16.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sus): 2.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Navarrenx): 3.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Navarrenx): 3.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Navarrenx): 3.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Dognen): 0 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 26 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LAGOR weather station, 13.5 km away at 125 m; the village itself is at 147 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 17 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at OLORON, 19.6 km away at 295 m, over 18 summers. [11]
That station sits 148 m above 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 1,258 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at NAVARRENX, 3.8 km away at 135 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 — 64201/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64201/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64201/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64201/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64529
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64416
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64201
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royaucourt-et-Chailvet | 02 | 765 km NE | 226 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 58 % · humidity 0 % |
| Nizy-le-Comte | 02 | 788 km NE | 225 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 58 % · humidity 0 % |
| Dours | 65 | 71 km E | 225 | 24.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 29 % |
| Hours | 64 | 47 km E | 231 | 20.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Germain-sur-Eaulne | 76 | 740 km N | 229 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 96 % · humidity 0 % |
| Nabringhen | 62 | 852 km N | 225 | 24 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 99 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 64 | 47 km E | 231 | 20.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 50 % |
| Dours | 65 | 71 km E | 225 | 24.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Germain-sur-Eaulne | 76 | 740 km N | 229 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 46 % · winter 96 % · humidity 0 % |
| Royaucourt-et-Chailvet | 02 | 765 km NE | 226 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 58 % · humidity 0 % |
| Nizy-le-Comte | 02 | 788 km NE | 225 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 58 % · humidity 0 % |
| Nabringhen | 62 | 852 km N | 225 | 24 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 99 % · 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 Dognen'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abidos | 64 | 15 km NE | 222 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Salles-Mongiscard | 64 | 24 km N | 315 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bugnein | 64 | 7.6 km NW | 218 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Préchacq-Josbaig | 64 | 3.8 km SE | 299 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Préchacq-Navarrenx | 64 | 2.5 km SE | 178 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Léren | 64 | 34 km NW | 210 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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