Méracq
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Méracq (INSEE 64380) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CC des Luys en Béarn. Population 234 (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 20.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 16,894 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.61 | 10 | 6.14 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 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 221 (2012) → 234 (2023): 5.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 210 (1990) → 234 (2023): 11.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 116, of which 1.7 % second homes and 9.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Arzacq-Arraziguet): 3.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Arzacq-Arraziguet): 3.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Arzacq-Arraziguet): 3.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Arzacq-Arraziguet): 3.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Méracq): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the POMPS weather station, 12.9 km away at 130 m; the village itself is at 238 m. [10]
The village sits 108 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 10 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PAU-UZEIN, 14 km away at 183 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 55 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,152 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 8.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ARGELOS, 7.9 km away at 218 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64380/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64380/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64380/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64380/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64063
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64380
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligny-Saint-Flochel | 62 | 791 km N | 235 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 89 % · humidity 36 % |
| Lacollonge | 90 | 734 km NE | 234 | 21.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 46 % · humidity 36 % |
| Destord | 88 | 757 km NE | 234 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 69 % · humidity 36 % |
| Saint-Vrain | 51 | 701 km NE | 231 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 43 % |
| Beaulencourt | 62 | 771 km N | 241 | 23.4 | Few services | no figures |
| Vésigneul-sur-Marne | 51 | 703 km NE | 240 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 84 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Vrain | 51 | 701 km NE | 231 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 43 % |
| Vésigneul-sur-Marne | 51 | 703 km NE | 240 | 23.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 84 % · humidity 43 % |
| Lacollonge | 90 | 734 km NE | 234 | 21.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 46 % · humidity 36 % |
| Destord | 88 | 757 km NE | 234 | 19.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 69 % · humidity 36 % |
| Beaulencourt | 62 | 771 km N | 241 | 23.4 | Few services | no figures |
| Ligny-Saint-Flochel | 62 | 791 km N | 235 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 89 % · 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 Méracq'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours | 64 | 36 km SE | 231 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gaujac | 47 | 116 km N | 241 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marsac | 65 | 43 km SE | 235 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gayan | 65 | 41 km SE | 264 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mouscardès | 40 | 41 km W | 265 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Casteide-Cami | 64 | 14 km SW | 274 | 24.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
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