Gamarthe
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gamarthe (INSEE 64229) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CA du Pays Basque. Population 125 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 19.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 76 % of the 12,568 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.9 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.63 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (ONENA FERME ELIZALDIA). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), 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) | 1 | ONENA FERME ELIZALDIA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 123 (2012) → 125 (2023): 1.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 105 (1990) → 125 (2023): 19 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 54, of which 3.7 % second homes and 1.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Jean-le-Vieux): 5.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Gamarthe): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Larceveau-Arros-Cibits): 4.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Larceveau-Arros-Cibits): 5.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Larceveau-Arros-Cibits): 5.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BUSTINCE - ST JEAN weather station, 6.3 km away at 189 m; the village itself is at 233 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 12 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BUSTINCE - ST JEAN, 6.3 km away at 189 m, over 21 summers. [11]
An average of 1,307 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BUSTINCE - ST JEAN, 6.3 km away at 189 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 — 64229/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64229/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64229/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64229/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64484
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64229
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64314
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordonnet | 70 | 727 km NE | 150 | 22.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 46 % · humidity 21 % |
| Verlus | 32 | 89 km NE | 124 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trouley-Labarthe | 65 | 113 km E | 100 | 23 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Donzac | 33 | 176 km NE | 122 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bonnœil | 14 | 639 km N | 125 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 97 % · humidity 21 % |
| Foncegrive | 21 | 694 km NE | 126 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 42 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verlus | 32 | 89 km NE | 124 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trouley-Labarthe | 65 | 113 km E | 100 | 23 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Donzac | 33 | 176 km NE | 122 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bonnœil | 14 | 639 km N | 125 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 97 % · humidity 21 % |
| Foncegrive | 21 | 694 km NE | 126 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 42 % · humidity 21 % |
| Cordonnet | 70 | 727 km NE | 150 | 22.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 46 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Gamarthe'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castelner | 40 | 60 km NE | 120 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Clèdes | 40 | 77 km NE | 115 | 9.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Luppé-Violles | 32 | 101 km NE | 133 | 11 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Payros-Cazautets | 40 | 77 km NE | 105 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Orsanco | 64 | 12 km NE | 102 | 12.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Maulichères | 32 | 101 km NE | 155 | 8.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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