Saint-Castin
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 32.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Castin (INSEE 64472) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CC du Nord Est Béarn. Population 862 (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 32.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 45 % of the 15,226 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.71 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.81 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE CASTINE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN VINCENT D'ABADIE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-LOUIS BOUYGARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 1 | LE CASTINE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN VINCENT D'ABADIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | JEAN-LOUIS BOUYGARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 807 (2012) → 862 (2023): 6.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 736 (1990) → 862 (2023): 17.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 363, of which 1.9 % second homes and 4.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montardon): 4.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Morlaàs): 4.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Castin): 0.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Montardon): 3.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Castin): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PAU-UZEIN weather station, 8.9 km away at 183 m; the village itself is at 310 m. [11]
The village sits 127 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PAU-UZEIN, 8.9 km away at 183 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 127 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,152 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 8.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ARGELOS, 8.1 km away at 218 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64472/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64472/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64472/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64472/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64399
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64405
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64472
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sames | 64 | 71 km W | 709 | 40.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 92 % |
| Ebblinghem | 59 | 843 km N | 660 | 35.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Rue-Saint-Pierre | 60 | 700 km N | 855 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 65 % · humidity 57 % |
| Candresse | 40 | 66 km NW | 872 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 99 % · humidity 36 % |
| Préchacq-les-Bains | 40 | 64 km NW | 808 | 38.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 99 % · humidity 36 % |
| Villerbon | 41 | 494 km N | 849 | 30.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Préchacq-les-Bains | 40 | 64 km NW | 808 | 38.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 99 % · humidity 36 % |
| Candresse | 40 | 66 km NW | 872 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 99 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sames | 64 | 71 km W | 709 | 40.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 72 % · winter 92 % |
| Villerbon | 41 | 494 km N | 849 | 30.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Rue-Saint-Pierre | 60 | 700 km N | 855 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 65 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ebblinghem | 59 | 843 km N | 660 | 35.6 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 91 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Saint-Castin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Chay | 17 | 256 km N | 840 | 34.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Limendous | 64 | 15 km SE | 690 | 32.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Armou | 64 | 3.6 km N | 609 | 28.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Nerville-la-Forêt | 95 | 665 km N | 756 | 22.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villaines-sous-Bois | 95 | 666 km N | 778 | 38.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chirac | 16 | 292 km N | 781 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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