Escoubès
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 24.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 51 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Escoubès (INSEE 64208) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CC du Nord Est Béarn. Population 416 (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 24.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 51 % of the 17,966 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
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). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (KARINOU'COIFF). [3,4]
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 | 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 | 1 | SALLE POLYVALENTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | KARINOU'COIFF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 360 (2012) → 416 (2023): 15.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 226 (1990) → 416 (2023): 84.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 171, of which 1.2 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sévignacq): 3.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sévignacq): 3.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Morlaàs): 7.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Morlaàs): 7.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Escoubès): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 20 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LEMBEYE weather station, 11.6 km away at 310 m; the village itself is at 262 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PAU-UZEIN, 14.3 km away at 183 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 79 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 1,152 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 8.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ARGELOS, 8.7 km away at 218 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 — 64208/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64208/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64208/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64208/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64523
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64405
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64208
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guebenhouse | 57 | 837 km NE | 417 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 43 % |
| Chambeire | 21 | 608 km NE | 420 | 24.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 24 % · humidity 43 % |
| Quernes | 62 | 823 km N | 420 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 76 % · humidity 43 % |
| Aigleville | 27 | 635 km N | 414 | 25 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 49 % · humidity 43 % |
| Obermorschwiller | 68 | 752 km NE | 409 | 20.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 39 % · humidity 43 % |
| Lugan | 81 | 162 km E | 419 | 25 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugan | 81 | 162 km E | 419 | 25 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 64 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chambeire | 21 | 608 km NE | 420 | 24.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 24 % · humidity 43 % |
| Aigleville | 27 | 635 km N | 414 | 25 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 49 % · humidity 43 % |
| Obermorschwiller | 68 | 752 km NE | 409 | 20.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 39 % · humidity 43 % |
| Quernes | 62 | 823 km N | 420 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 76 % · humidity 43 % |
| Guebenhouse | 57 | 837 km NE | 417 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 58 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Escoubès'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedzère | 64 | 10 km SE | 406 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Seurin-de-Bourg | 33 | 184 km N | 414 | 23.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeneuve | 33 | 188 km N | 407 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lusignan-Petit | 47 | 113 km NE | 353 | 22.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Comps | 33 | 186 km N | 531 | 22.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sénac | 65 | 35 km E | 294 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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