Préchacq-Josbaig
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Préchacq-Josbaig (INSEE 64458) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CC du Haut Béarn. Population 299 (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 20.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 17,839 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 | 0.73 | 10 | 7.3 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.04 |
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 ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
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] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | 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 281 (2012) → 299 (2023): 6.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 243 (1990) → 299 (2023): 23 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 156, of which 9.6 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Geüs-d'Oloron): 1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Geüs-d'Oloron): 1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Geüs-d'Oloron): 1.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Geüs-d'Oloron): 1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Préchacq-Josbaig): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 30 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the OLORON-STE-MARI weather station, 14.4 km away at 235 m; the village itself is at 169 m. [10]
The village sits 66 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 15 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at OLORON, 15.8 km away at 295 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 126 m above 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 1,258 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at NAVARRENX, 7.5 km away at 135 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 — 64458/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64458/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64458/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64458/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64244
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64458
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méneslies | 80 | 774 km N | 298 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 92 % · humidity 0 % |
| Les Clérimois | 89 | 639 km NE | 298 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 42 % · humidity 0 % |
| Foissy-sur-Vanne | 89 | 641 km NE | 298 | 20.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 49 % · humidity 14 % |
| Chenou | 77 | 604 km NE | 291 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 0 % |
| Tingry | 62 | 838 km N | 291 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 99 % · humidity 7 % |
| Forest-l'Abbaye | 80 | 795 km N | 314 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 64 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chenou | 77 | 604 km NE | 291 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 0 % |
| Les Clérimois | 89 | 639 km NE | 298 | 21.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 42 % · humidity 0 % |
| Foissy-sur-Vanne | 89 | 641 km NE | 298 | 20.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 49 % · humidity 14 % |
| Méneslies | 80 | 774 km N | 298 | 17 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 92 % · humidity 0 % |
| Forest-l'Abbaye | 80 | 795 km N | 314 | 18.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 64 % · humidity 0 % |
| Tingry | 62 | 838 km N | 291 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 99 % · humidity 7 % |
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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 Préchacq-Josbaig'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miossens-Lanusse | 64 | 40 km NE | 288 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Salles-Mongiscard | 64 | 28 km N | 315 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Urgons | 40 | 48 km NE | 244 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aubin | 64 | 31 km NE | 265 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sarraziet | 40 | 52 km N | 235 | 23.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lanneplaà | 64 | 24 km N | 301 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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