Morlaàs
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Morlaàs (INSEE 64405) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CC du Nord Est Béarn. Population 4,374 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/64405-morlaas
Vitality score
Vitality score 58.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 76 % of the 5,222 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 | 0.43 | 25 | 10.64 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.6 | 10 | 6.01 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.91 | 10 | 9.14 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE · O DOUX CAPRICES · FOURNIL BELLOC ET FILS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (MESPLET). [3]
3 × Supermarket (LHOSPITAL ET FILS · SUPER U - LOCATION U - STATION U · PERELLO). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (LE COLISEE · PIZZA LA ROMA · SNACK HOUSE · AU PAIS). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LA HOURQUIE CAFE · L'ENTREPOT). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ANDRE SOURDAA). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LA HOURQUIE). [3]
16 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SOPHIE BRANCHUT, MÉDECIN · ALAIN DUMOULIN, MÉDECIN · MARGAUX ASTIÉ, MÉDECIN · MATHIEU COUFFIGNAN, MÉDECIN · ALAIN GONTHIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (LAFAYETTE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MORLAÀS). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE HOTELIER PROFESSIONNEL HAUTE VUE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA HOURQUIE). [3]
3 × Bank (CEP DE MORLAAS · BANQUE POPULAIRE AQUITAINE CENTRE ATLANTIQUE · CREDIT AGRICOLE). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (SARL MONTAUBAN · LIGNE S · SARL SARRAILH · LE SALON D EMILIE · M.SIGNATURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
3 × Hotel (HOTEL LE BOURGNEUF · HOTEL L'AMANDIER · LA HOURQUIE CAFE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE · O DOUX CAPRICES · FOURNIL BELLOC ET FILS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | MESPLET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 3 | LHOSPITAL ET FILS · SUPER U - LOCATION U - STATION U · PERELLO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | LE COLISEE · PIZZA LA ROMA · SNACK HOUSE · AU PAIS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LA HOURQUIE CAFE · L'ENTREPOT | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN MOULIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ANDRE SOURDAA | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LA HOURQUIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 16 | SOPHIE BRANCHUT, MÉDECIN · ALAIN DUMOULIN, MÉDECIN · MARGAUX ASTIÉ, MÉDECIN · MATHIEU COUFFIGNAN, MÉDECIN · ALAIN GONTHIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 16 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | LAFAYETTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MORLAÀS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | LYCEE HOTELIER PROFESSIONNEL HAUTE VUE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA HOURQUIE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CEP DE MORLAAS · BANQUE POPULAIRE AQUITAINE CENTRE ATLANTIQUE · CREDIT AGRICOLE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | SARL MONTAUBAN · LIGNE S · SARL SARRAILH · LE SALON D EMILIE · M.SIGNATURE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 3 | HOTEL LE BOURGNEUF · HOTEL L'AMANDIER · LA HOURQUIE CAFE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| 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 4,168 (2012) → 4,374 (2023): 4.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,094 (1990) → 4,374 (2023): 41.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,100, of which 0.9 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Morlaàs): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Morlaàs): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Morlaàs): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Morlaàs): 0.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Morlaàs): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 26 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PAU-(CIMETIERE) weather station, 11.1 km away at 202 m; the village itself is at 292 m. [9]
The village sits 90 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 8 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PAU-UZEIN, 13.2 km away at 183 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 109 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,243 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ANDOINS, 4 km away at 314 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64405/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64405/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64405/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64405/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64405
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craon | 53 | 504 km N | 4,431 | 61.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 78 % |
| Laigné-Saint-Gervais | 72 | 506 km N | 4,252 | 43.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 84 % · humidity 50 % |
| Vieillevigne | 44 | 414 km N | 4,150 | 46.9 | Partly served | no figures |
| Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier | 35 | 554 km N | 4,203 | 56.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 80 % · humidity 50 % |
| Mirecourt | 88 | 741 km NE | 4,700 | 60.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 39 % · humidity 50 % |
| Ribécourt-Dreslincourt | 60 | 728 km N | 3,871 | 48 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieillevigne | 44 | 414 km N | 4,150 | 46.9 | Partly served | no figures |
| Craon | 53 | 504 km N | 4,431 | 61.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 69 % · winter 78 % |
| Laigné-Saint-Gervais | 72 | 506 km N | 4,252 | 43.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 84 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Aubin-du-Cormier | 35 | 554 km N | 4,203 | 56.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 80 % · humidity 50 % |
| Ribécourt-Dreslincourt | 60 | 728 km N | 3,871 | 48 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 72 % · humidity 57 % |
| Mirecourt | 88 | 741 km NE | 4,700 | 60.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 39 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Morlaàs'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pauillac | 33 | 210 km N | 5,190 | 52.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Laurent-Médoc | 33 | 206 km N | 4,914 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Réalmont | 81 | 203 km E | 3,561 | 53.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Brède | 33 | 150 km N | 4,386 | 55.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Créon | 33 | 159 km N | 4,950 | 57.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Selve | 33 | 149 km N | 3,746 | 40.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/64405-morlaas