Gotein-Libarrenx
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 26.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 49 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Gotein-Libarrenx (INSEE 64247) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CA du Pays Basque. Population 479 (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 26.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 49 % of the 17,879 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.57 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.96 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (SANDJO PIZZA). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING UHAITZA LE SAISON). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | SANDJO PIZZA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING UHAITZA LE SAISON | 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 455 (2012) → 479 (2023): 5.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 453 (1990) → 479 (2023): 5.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 250, of which 10.4 % second homes and 7.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Menditte): 2.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Menditte): 3.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Mauléon-Licharre): 3.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Mauléon-Licharre): 4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Gotein-Libarrenx): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 20 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LICQ-ATHEREY weather station, 16 km away at 288 m; the village itself is at 165 m. [11]
The village sits 123 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 11 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at AICIRITS, 18.7 km away at 75 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 90 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 1,367 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at TROIS-VILLES, 6.7 km away at 216 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 — 64247/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64247/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64247/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64247/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64378
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64371
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64247
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sigy-en-Bray | 76 | 730 km N | 490 | 28.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 93 % |
| Rosteig | 67 | 900 km NE | 464 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 57 % · humidity 29 % |
| Chenay | 79 | 355 km N | 461 | 23.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 66 % · humidity 43 % |
| Combovin | 26 | 513 km NE | 476 | 29.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 36 % |
| Le Peyrat | 09 | 231 km E | 495 | 28.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 53 % · humidity 50 % |
| Desnes | 39 | 640 km NE | 494 | 32.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 49 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Peyrat | 09 | 231 km E | 495 | 28.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 53 % · humidity 50 % |
| Chenay | 79 | 355 km N | 461 | 23.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 66 % · humidity 43 % |
| Combovin | 26 | 513 km NE | 476 | 29.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 36 % |
| Desnes | 39 | 640 km NE | 494 | 32.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 49 % · humidity 43 % |
| Sigy-en-Bray | 76 | 730 km N | 490 | 28.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 62 % · winter 93 % |
| Rosteig | 67 | 900 km NE | 464 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 57 % · 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 Gotein-Libarrenx'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Genès-de-Blaye | 33 | 220 km N | 491 | 27.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Campugnan | 33 | 223 km N | 516 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Esteben | 64 | 30 km NW | 442 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castetnau-Camblong | 64 | 18 km NE | 460 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Momas | 64 | 47 km NE | 604 | 32.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Germé | 32 | 82 km NE | 515 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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