Hendaye
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 66.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Hendaye (INSEE 64260) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CA du Pays Basque. Population 18,102 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/64260-hendaye
Vitality score
Vitality score 66.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 1,330 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 | 0.54 | 25 | 13.59 |
| Social | 0.9 | 20 | 18.02 |
| Education | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Health | 0.69 | 10 | 6.88 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.3 | 5 | 1.51 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
14 × Bakery (boulangerie) (KATTALIN GORRI · PATISSERIE DE L'EUROPE · SARL OGI ETCHEA). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (PERRIN · NUTTO). [3,4]
7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ETXE PEIO · BIOPB64 · EPICERIE ESKUZ · MA PRINCESSE · PROXI). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (LIDL · IRANDATZ · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · CARREFOUR MARKET). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger. [3,4]
58 × Restaurant (LA TRATTORIA · KOTE CAFE · LA POISSONNERIE · LATXENIA · LA CABANE DU PECHEUR). [3,4]
13 × Café / bar (BAR KANTTU · ON EGIN · SUKALDEA · LE REGINA · BAR RESTAURANT ALTURAN). [4]
5 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE LISSARDY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GARE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE VILLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PLAGE · ECOLE MATERNELLE BOULAERT). [3]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DE LA GARE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA PLAGE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LISSARDY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE VILLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ROBERT BOULAERT). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE IRANDATZ · COLLEGE PRIVE GROUPE SCOLAIRE ST VINCENT). [3]
32 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MICHEL LUU-KIM, MÉDECIN · XABI LARRABURU, MÉDECIN · AURELIEN GAGNEROT, MÉDECIN · THOMAS ACZEL, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE LEFEVRE, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE INTERNATIONALE · PHARMACIE DE LA PLAGE · PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE FRANCO ESPAGNOLE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (HENDAYE PLAGE L ANTRE DES GEEKS RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE D'HENDAYE FRANCOIS MITTERRAND). [3]
1 × Cinema (VARIETES). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASES D IRANDATZ · LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL AIZPURDI · COLLEGE PRIVE ST VINCENT). [3]
8 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D ENDAYE · CEP D'HENDAYE · CREDIT MUTUEL D'HENDAYE · BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST · SG HENDAYE (00264)). [3]
19 × Hairdresser (DIMINUTIF · AGUERGARAY MAITENA · MARIBEL COIFF'). [3,4]
8 × Hotel (CAMPANILE · LE SANTIAGO · HOTEL UHAINAK · HOTEL BAR VALENCIA · HOTEL BELLEVUE). [3,4]
12 × Campsite (CAMPING AMETZA · CAMPING SERES · CAMPING DES ACACIAS · CAMPING ALTURAN · CAMPING DU MOULIN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Supermarket, 3 × Fishmonger, 17 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 14 | KATTALIN GORRI · PATISSERIE DE L'EUROPE · SARL OGI ETCHEA | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | PERRIN · NUTTO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 7 | ETXE PEIO · BIOPB64 · EPICERIE ESKUZ · MA PRINCESSE · PROXI | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | LIDL · IRANDATZ · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 58 | LA TRATTORIA · KOTE CAFE · LA POISSONNERIE · LATXENIA · LA CABANE DU PECHEUR | INSEE BPE 58 / INSEE SIRENE 90 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 13 | BAR KANTTU · ON EGIN · SUKALDEA · LE REGINA · BAR RESTAURANT ALTURAN | INSEE SIRENE 13 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 5 | ECOL MATE LISSARDY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE GARE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE VILLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PLAGE · ECOLE MATERNELLE BOULAERT | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DE LA GARE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LA PLAGE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LISSARDY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE VILLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ROBERT BOULAERT | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE IRANDATZ · COLLEGE PRIVE GROUPE SCOLAIRE ST VINCENT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 32 | MICHEL LUU-KIM, MÉDECIN · XABI LARRABURU, MÉDECIN · AURELIEN GAGNEROT, MÉDECIN · THOMAS ACZEL, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE LEFEVRE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 32 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE INTERNATIONALE · PHARMACIE DE LA PLAGE · PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE FRANCO ESPAGNOLE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | HENDAYE PLAGE L ANTRE DES GEEKS RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE D'HENDAYE FRANCOIS MITTERRAND | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | VARIETES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | GYMNASES D IRANDATZ · LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL AIZPURDI · COLLEGE PRIVE ST VINCENT | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL D ENDAYE · CEP D'HENDAYE · CREDIT MUTUEL D'HENDAYE · BANQUE CIC SUD OUEST · SG HENDAYE (00264) | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 19 | DIMINUTIF · AGUERGARAY MAITENA · MARIBEL COIFF' | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 8 | CAMPANILE · LE SANTIAGO · HOTEL UHAINAK · HOTEL BAR VALENCIA · HOTEL BELLEVUE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 12 | CAMPING AMETZA · CAMPING SERES · CAMPING DES ACACIAS · CAMPING ALTURAN · CAMPING DU MOULIN | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday mercredi matin, samedi matin En Centre-ville: Place de la République; A Sokoburu (plage): Place Sokoburu. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 16,759 (2012) → 18,102 (2023): 8 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 11,578 (1990) → 18,102 (2023): 56.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 14,653, of which 34.9 % second homes and 4.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Hendaye): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Hendaye): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Hendaye): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Hendaye): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Hendaye): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 8 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SOCOA weather station, 8.2 km away at 21 m; the village itself is at 27 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 22 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SOCOA, 8.2 km away at 21 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 1,517 mm of rain a year, spread over 140 days — about 10.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SOCOA, 8.2 km away at 21 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64260/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.hendaye.fr/fr/hendaye-decouverte/marches-de-plein-vent/— “En Centre-ville : mercredi matin, Place de la République A Sokoburu (plage) : samedi matin, Place Sokoburu”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64260/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64260/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64260/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64260
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanary-sur-Mer | 83 | 614 km E | 18,538 | 64.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-Loubet | 06 | 718 km E | 17,548 | 63.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 100 % · humidity 50 % |
| Mandelieu-la-Napoule | 06 | 703 km E | 21,640 | 72.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vallauris | 06 | 713 km E | 29,259 | 72.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Chamalières | 63 | 468 km NE | 17,509 | 61.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| Schœlcher | 972 | 6,433 km W | 19,478 | 60.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamalières | 63 | 468 km NE | 17,509 | 61.5 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sanary-sur-Mer | 83 | 614 km E | 18,538 | 64.5 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mandelieu-la-Napoule | 06 | 703 km E | 21,640 | 72.6 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vallauris | 06 | 713 km E | 29,259 | 72.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 97 % · humidity 71 % |
| Villeneuve-Loubet | 06 | 718 km E | 17,548 | 63.9 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 100 % · humidity 50 % |
| Schœlcher | 972 | 6,433 km W | 19,478 | 60.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · 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 Hendaye'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-Jean-de-Luz | 64 | 9.5 km E | 14,857 | 72 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Capbreton | 40 | 42 km NE | 9,184 | 73 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tarnos | 40 | 32 km NE | 12,957 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Urrugne | 64 | 6.0 km E | 10,661 | 58.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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