Saint-Dos
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Dos (INSEE 64474) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CC du Béarn des Gaves. Population 160 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/64474-saint-dos
Vitality score
Vitality score 19.7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 14,595 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.35 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.11 |
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 PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [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 PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 149 (2012) → 160 (2023): 7.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 141 (1990) → 160 (2023): 13.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 90, of which 8.9 % second homes and 12.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Carresse-Cassaber): 2.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Auterrive): 2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Carresse-Cassaber): 2.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Carresse-Cassaber): 2.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Dos): 0 km to the north (straight line). [10]
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. [11]
Measured at the BELLOCQ-PUYOO weather station, 9.6 km away at 49 m; the village itself is at 24 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 18 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at AICIRITS, 15.4 km away at 75 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 51 m above 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 1,211 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BELLOCQ-PUYOO, 9.6 km away at 49 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 — 64474/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64474/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64474/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64474/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64168
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64082
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64474
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Izenave | 01 | 590 km NE | 162 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Villers-Vicomte | 60 | 730 km N | 162 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 68 % · humidity 0 % |
| Béthelainville | 55 | 794 km NE | 160 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 51 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Thuel | 02 | 789 km NE | 158 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 57 % · humidity 0 % |
| Nédon | 62 | 825 km N | 158 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 92 % · humidity 0 % |
| Vira | 09 | 230 km E | 161 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 88 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vira | 09 | 230 km E | 161 | 22.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 88 % · humidity 36 % |
| Izenave | 01 | 590 km NE | 162 | 21.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 38 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Villers-Vicomte | 60 | 730 km N | 162 | 19 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 68 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Thuel | 02 | 789 km NE | 158 | 18.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 57 % · humidity 0 % |
| Béthelainville | 55 | 794 km NE | 160 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 56 % · winter 51 % · humidity 0 % |
| Nédon | 62 | 825 km N | 158 | 18.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 92 % · 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 Saint-Dos'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Préchacq-Navarrenx | 64 | 33 km SE | 178 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Garrey | 40 | 24 km NE | 215 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dognen | 64 | 31 km SE | 225 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Abidos | 64 | 33 km E | 222 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Siest | 40 | 21 km NW | 135 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lay-Lamidou | 64 | 32 km SE | 130 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
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