Izeste
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 15.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 15 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Izeste (INSEE 64280) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CC de la Vallée d'Ossau. Population 442 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/64280-izeste
Vitality score
Vitality score 15.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 15 % of the 17,937 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 | 0.39 | 10 | 3.88 |
| Housing mix | 0.78 | 5 | 3.92 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | 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 | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL | 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 456 (2012) → 442 (2023): -3.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 498 (1990) → 442 (2023): -11.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 268, of which 10.8 % second homes and 6.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Louvie-Juzon): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Izeste): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Arudy): 1.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Arudy): 1.3 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Louvie-Juzon): 0.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LARUNS-HOURAT weather station, 12 km away at 522 m; the village itself is at 411 m. [11]
The village sits 111 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 8 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at HERRERE, 13.6 km away at 294 m, over 12 summers. [11]
That station sits 117 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 1,653 mm of rain a year, spread over 143 days — about 11.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LARUNS-HOURAT, 12 km away at 522 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 — 64280/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64280/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64280/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64280/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64353
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64280
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64062
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quièvrecourt | 76 | 752 km N | 396 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 84 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bény-sur-Mer | 14 | 689 km N | 467 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 82 % · humidity 50 % |
| Montaigu | 39 | 616 km NE | 427 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · humidity 57 % |
| Sauvagnat-Sainte-Marthe | 63 | 401 km NE | 460 | 14 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 76 % · humidity 50 % |
| Vrély | 80 | 783 km N | 459 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 84 % · humidity 50 % |
| Coincy | 57 | 845 km NE | 334 | 20.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 42 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sauvagnat-Sainte-Marthe | 63 | 401 km NE | 460 | 14 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 76 % · humidity 50 % |
| Montaigu | 39 | 616 km NE | 427 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 69 % · humidity 57 % |
| Bény-sur-Mer | 14 | 689 km N | 467 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 82 % · humidity 50 % |
| Quièvrecourt | 76 | 752 km N | 396 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 84 % · humidity 50 % |
| Vrély | 80 | 783 km N | 459 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 84 % · humidity 50 % |
| Coincy | 57 | 845 km NE | 334 | 20.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 42 % · humidity 50 % |
Sort and compare these on the full list →
…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 Izeste'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loubières | 09 | 165 km E | 359 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martial-de-Vitaterne | 17 | 264 km N | 552 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Pout | 33 | 190 km N | 616 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Puy | 33 | 179 km N | 393 | 28.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Annepont | 17 | 306 km N | 399 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Bris-des-Bois | 17 | 298 km N | 388 | 25.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/64280-izeste