Lème
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 14.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 39 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lème (INSEE 64332) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CC des Luys en Béarn. Population 168 (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 14.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 39 % of the 14,884 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.75 | 10 | 7.54 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.51 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), 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) | 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 172 (2012) → 168 (2023): -2.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 134 (1990) → 168 (2023): 25.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 81, of which 4.9 % second homes and 12.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Thèze): 3.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Thèze): 2.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Arzacq-Arraziguet): 6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Thèze): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Séby): 2.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PAU-UZEIN weather station, 12.7 km away at 183 m; the village itself is at 234 m. [11]
The village sits 51 m above 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 10 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PAU-UZEIN, 12.7 km away at 183 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 51 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 1,152 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 8.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ARGELOS, 5.7 km away at 218 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 — 64332/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64332/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64332/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64332/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64536
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64063
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64514
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgaillard-en-Albret | 47 | 96 km NE | 167 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 80 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Sernin-lès-Lavaur | 81 | 189 km E | 167 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cintheaux | 14 | 618 km N | 170 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 36 % |
| Foreste | 02 | 750 km N | 166 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 77 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sully | 14 | 646 km N | 171 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 81 % · humidity 43 % |
| Beaurieux | 59 | 818 km NE | 169 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 70 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montgaillard-en-Albret | 47 | 96 km NE | 167 | 11.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 80 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Sernin-lès-Lavaur | 81 | 189 km E | 167 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cintheaux | 14 | 618 km N | 170 | 11 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sully | 14 | 646 km N | 171 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 81 % · humidity 43 % |
| Foreste | 02 | 750 km N | 166 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 77 % · humidity 36 % |
| Beaurieux | 59 | 818 km NE | 169 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 70 % · humidity 36 % |
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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 Lème'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lespourcy | 64 | 23 km SE | 178 | 15.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Casteide-Doat | 64 | 32 km SE | 159 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Espéchède | 64 | 25 km SE | 165 | 11.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Abère | 64 | 19 km SE | 156 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Labarthe | 32 | 76 km E | 148 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ainhice-Mongelos | 64 | 71 km SW | 168 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
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