Iholdy
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Iholdy (INSEE 64271) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CA du Pays Basque. Population 550 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/64271-iholdy
Vitality score
Vitality score 34.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 17,522 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.54 | 10 | 5.44 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (INDABURU MARIE-HELENE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (IHOLDY RPC RP). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (LAC D IHOLDY). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (A & J COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (SARL AINTZIRA). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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) | 1 | INDABURU MARIE-HELENE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | IHOLDY RPC RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 1 | LAC D IHOLDY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | A & J COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | SARL AINTZIRA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 576 (2012) → 550 (2023): -4.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 527 (1990) → 550 (2023): 4.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 240, of which 3.3 % second homes and 9.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Irissarry): 4.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Iholdy): 1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Irissarry): 3.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Irissarry): 4.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Iholdy): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 35 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the IRISSARRY weather station, 4.5 km away at 200 m; the village itself is at 159 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 12 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BUSTINCE - ST JEAN, 12.5 km away at 189 m, over 21 summers. [10]
An average of 1,460 mm of rain a year, spread over 141 days — about 10.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at IRISSARRY, 4.5 km away at 200 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
14 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 271,750 € — 1,384 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Pyrénées-Atlantiques is 2,055 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64271/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64271/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64271/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64271/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64273
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64271
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nécy | 61 | 623 km N | 533 | 35.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 73 % · humidity 21 % |
| Laglorieuse | 40 | 90 km NE | 626 | 36.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brancourt-le-Grand | 02 | 822 km NE | 554 | 27.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 62 % |
| Haironville | 55 | 771 km NE | 566 | 26.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 29 % |
| Fonds-Saint-Denis | 972 | 6,472 km W | 640 | 34.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
| Is-en-Bassigny | 52 | 737 km NE | 530 | 25.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 51 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laglorieuse | 40 | 90 km NE | 626 | 36.5 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nécy | 61 | 623 km N | 533 | 35.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 73 % · humidity 21 % |
| Is-en-Bassigny | 52 | 737 km NE | 530 | 25.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 51 % · humidity 21 % |
| Haironville | 55 | 771 km NE | 566 | 26.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 29 % |
| Brancourt-le-Grand | 02 | 822 km NE | 554 | 27.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 59 % · winter 62 % |
| Fonds-Saint-Denis | 972 | 6,472 km W | 640 | 34.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 53 % · 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 Iholdy'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rébénacq | 64 | 65 km E | 639 | 43.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Escou | 64 | 53 km E | 429 | 32.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coudures | 40 | 70 km NE | 571 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Serres-Sainte-Marie | 64 | 53 km E | 581 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Caussens | 32 | 149 km NE | 598 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germé | 32 | 95 km NE | 515 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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