Orthez
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Orthez (INSEE 64430) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CC de Lacq-Orthez. Population 10,881 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/64430-orthez
Vitality score
Vitality score 60/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 2,257 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 | 0.4 | 25 | 10.11 |
| Social | 0.89 | 20 | 17.74 |
| Education | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.06 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.71 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.71 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL CAMIADE · SOPHIE LEBREUILLY · LA PANETIERE AUX SAVEURS D'ANTAN · LA P'TITE BOULANGERIE · UN MONDE DE PATISSERIE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (ETABLISSEMENT BIGNALET). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MANONICO). [3,4]
5 × Supermarket (ORTHEZ DISTRIBUTION · ORTHALY · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · ACTION). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (OTANO). [3,4]
21 × Restaurant (CAF-THALY · FAN · AU GOUT DU MONDE · AN-NAM · CHEZ CABEILLOU). [3,4]
15 × Café / bar (IRUNA · YUNA · LE PACIFIQUE · CAFE DE LA GARE · CORRAL CAFE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE SOARNS). [3]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CASTETARBE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE SAINTE SUZANNE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CENTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CALENDRETA). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE DANIEL ARGOTE · COLLEGE GASTON FEBUS · COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D'ARC · COLLEGE PRIVE MONCADE). [3]
11 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANCOIS BARUCQ, MÉDECIN · AMANDINE LESCA, MÉDECIN · AUDREY POURTALES, MÉDECIN · JESSICA BULAMBO, MÉDECIN · PIERRE RICHIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BOURDEAU · PHARMACIE MONCADE · PHARMACIE DU FOIRAIL B D · PHARMACIE TOURNE DULAURANS · PHARMACIE LAFAYETTE DES SOARNS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JEAN-LOUIS CURTIS D'ORTHEZ · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINTE-SUZANNE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE PIXEL). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE HENRI PRAT · COMPLEXE BERGERAU · GYMNASE ARMAND PALU · STADE DE SAINTE SUZANNE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (LAC D ORTHEZ BIRON). [3]
8 × Bank (BANQUE POUYANNE · AGENCE D'ORTHEZ · CEP D'ORTHEZ · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
28 × Hairdresser (TIFF'ANY). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (HOTEL KYRIAD · HOTEL RESTAURANT TERMINUS · HOTEL LABAT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 13 × Restaurant, 2 × Bank, 4 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | SARL CAMIADE · SOPHIE LEBREUILLY · LA PANETIERE AUX SAVEURS D'ANTAN · LA P'TITE BOULANGERIE · UN MONDE DE PATISSERIE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | ETABLISSEMENT BIGNALET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | MANONICO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 5 | ORTHEZ DISTRIBUTION · ORTHALY · LIDL · ALDI MARCHE · ACTION | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | OTANO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 21 | CAF-THALY · FAN · AU GOUT DU MONDE · AN-NAM · CHEZ CABEILLOU | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 36 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 15 | IRUNA · YUNA · LE PACIFIQUE · CAFE DE LA GARE · CORRAL CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 15 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE SOARNS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CASTETARBE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE SAINTE SUZANNE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CENTRE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CALENDRETA | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE DANIEL ARGOTE · COLLEGE GASTON FEBUS · COLLEGE PRIVE JEANNE D'ARC · COLLEGE PRIVE MONCADE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 11 | FRANCOIS BARUCQ, MÉDECIN · AMANDINE LESCA, MÉDECIN · AUDREY POURTALES, MÉDECIN · JESSICA BULAMBO, MÉDECIN · PIERRE RICHIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | PHARMACIE BOURDEAU · PHARMACIE MONCADE · PHARMACIE DU FOIRAIL B D · PHARMACIE TOURNE DULAURANS · PHARMACIE LAFAYETTE DES SOARNS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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 | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JEAN-LOUIS CURTIS D'ORTHEZ · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SAINTE-SUZANNE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE PIXEL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | GYMNASE HENRI PRAT · COMPLEXE BERGERAU · GYMNASE ARMAND PALU · STADE DE SAINTE SUZANNE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | LAC D ORTHEZ BIRON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 8 | BANQUE POUYANNE · AGENCE D'ORTHEZ · CEP D'ORTHEZ · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 28 | TIFF'ANY | INSEE BPE 28 / INSEE SIRENE 31 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | HOTEL KYRIAD · HOTEL RESTAURANT TERMINUS · HOTEL LABAT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday mardi matin ; samedi de la Moutète à la Place Saint-Pierre (mardi) ; entre la Moutète et le Mur à Gauche (samedi). [5]
Trajectory
Population 10,859 (2012) → 10,881 (2023): 0.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 10,159 (1990) → 10,881 (2023): 7.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,366, of which 2.9 % second homes and 8.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Orthez): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Orthez): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Orthez): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Orthez): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Orthez): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ORTHEZ weather station, 2.2 km away at 96 m; the village itself is at 68 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 17 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ORTHEZ, 2.2 km away at 96 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 1,212 mm of rain a year, spread over 133 days — about 9.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ORTHEZ, 2.2 km away at 96 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64430/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-orthez.fr/au-quotidien/marches/— “Tous les mardis matin, de la Moutète à la Place Saint-Pierre, les commerçants vous proposent les marchés suivants”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64430/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64430/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64430/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64430
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavaur | 81 | 210 km E | 10,965 | 60.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 78 % · humidity 29 % |
| Treillières | 44 | 432 km N | 10,600 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 89 % · humidity 0 % |
| Châteaugiron | 35 | 510 km N | 10,845 | 60.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 0 % |
| Oloron-Sainte-Marie | 64 | 35 km SE | 10,684 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Junien | 87 | 298 km NE | 11,415 | 60.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
| Auterive | 31 | 183 km E | 10,456 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 100 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oloron-Sainte-Marie | 64 | 35 km SE | 10,684 | 60.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 64 % |
| Auterive | 31 | 183 km E | 10,456 | 57.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 100 % · humidity 36 % |
| Lavaur | 81 | 210 km E | 10,965 | 60.9 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 78 % · humidity 29 % |
| Saint-Junien | 87 | 298 km NE | 11,415 | 60.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
| Treillières | 44 | 432 km N | 10,600 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 89 % · humidity 0 % |
| Châteaugiron | 35 | 510 km N | 10,845 | 60.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · 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 Orthez'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambo-les-Bains | 64 | 52 km W | 6,760 | 63.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mourenx | 64 | 18 km SE | 5,695 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Paul-lès-Dax | 40 | 35 km NW | 14,481 | 61.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Denis-de-Pile | 33 | 173 km N | 5,955 | 46.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dax | 40 | 33 km NW | 22,109 | 71.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gan | 64 | 43 km SE | 5,676 | 55.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/64430-orthez