Ramous
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 21.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 32 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ramous (INSEE 64462) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CC de Lacq-Orthez. Population 470 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 21.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 32 % of the 17,934 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 | 0.71 | 10 | 7.14 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.57 |
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 491 (2012) → 470 (2023): -4.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 387 (1990) → 470 (2023): 21.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 232, of which 4.3 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Puyoô): 1.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Puyoô): 1.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Puyoô): 1.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Puyoô): 1.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Ramous): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 33 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BELLOCQ-PUYOO weather station, 1.9 km away at 49 m; the village itself is at 43 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 19 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ORTHEZ, 11.8 km away at 96 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 53 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 1,211 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BELLOCQ-PUYOO, 1.9 km away at 49 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 — 64462/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64462/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64462/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64462/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64461
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64462
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munwiller | 68 | 805 km NE | 461 | 21.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 50 % · humidity 0 % |
| Champ-le-Duc | 88 | 785 km NE | 475 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon | 59 | 820 km NE | 483 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 82 % · humidity 0 % |
| Artagnan | 65 | 80 km E | 504 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 36 % |
| Frœschwiller | 67 | 895 km NE | 482 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 46 % · humidity 0 % |
| Engwiller | 67 | 885 km NE | 465 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 57 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artagnan | 65 | 80 km E | 504 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 82 % · winter 80 % · humidity 36 % |
| Champ-le-Duc | 88 | 785 km NE | 475 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| Munwiller | 68 | 805 km NE | 461 | 21.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 50 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon | 59 | 820 km NE | 483 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 82 % · humidity 0 % |
| Engwiller | 67 | 885 km NE | 465 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 57 % · humidity 0 % |
| Frœschwiller | 67 | 895 km NE | 482 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 46 % · 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 Ramous'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellocq | 64 | 1.7 km W | 933 | 30.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lahontan | 64 | 5.8 km W | 536 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dognen | 64 | 29 km SE | 225 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Abidos | 64 | 26 km SE | 222 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hagetaubin | 64 | 23 km E | 568 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Méritein | 64 | 24 km SE | 279 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
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