Saint-Palais
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 73.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Palais (INSEE 64493) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CA du Pays Basque. Population 2,204 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/64493-saint-palais
Vitality score
Vitality score 73.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 100 % of the 8,969 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 12.95 |
| Social | 0.95 | 20 | 19.07 |
| Education | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Health | 0.87 | 10 | 8.73 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.74 | 10 | 7.43 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (OGI BESTA · TXOKOLA'THE). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (TOKIKO · S.PALAIS). [3,4]
9 × Restaurant (LE BOUCHON BASQUE · PIZZA XIMUN · BRUNO LAFITTE ET ASSOCIES · CASA PIZZAS · RESTAURANT LE PETIT CHINOIS). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (AU COMPTOIR · CAFE KENNEDY · LE GAMBETTA). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE IKASTOLA AMIKUZEKO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CRS ETCH). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE D'AMIKUZE). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHARLOTTE LABRUNE, MÉDECIN · MARIA DIAZ DE CORCUERA, MÉDECIN · JEAN-JACQUES CURUTCHAGUE, MÉDECIN · STEPHANIE SARRAUDE, MÉDECIN · JOHANA PRIBAT, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE GALLOT PERCHICOT · PHARMACIE TARRIDE LARTIGAU · SELARL PHARMACIE GOUX). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHEQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE D'AMIKUZE). [3]
1 × Cinema. [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (PARC DES SPORTS · COLLEGE D AMIKUZE). [3]
6 × Bank (BANQUE MICHEL INCHAUSPE · CEP DE ST PALAIS · CIC SOCIETE BORDELAISE · BNP PARIBAS · BANQUE POPULAIRE AQUITAINE CENTRE ATLANTIQUE). [3]
10 × Hairdresser (BIDART PIERRETTE · CREASTYL · LAETI'F COIFFURE · COIFFURE BEA). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL DE LA PAIX · HOTEL DU MIDI). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 4 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | OGI BESTA · TXOKOLA'THE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | TOKIKO · S.PALAIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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 | 9 | LE BOUCHON BASQUE · PIZZA XIMUN · BRUNO LAFITTE ET ASSOCIES · CASA PIZZAS · RESTAURANT LE PETIT CHINOIS | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | AU COMPTOIR · CAFE KENNEDY · LE GAMBETTA | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE IKASTOLA AMIKUZEKO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CRS ETCH | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE D'AMIKUZE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | CHARLOTTE LABRUNE, MÉDECIN · MARIA DIAZ DE CORCUERA, MÉDECIN · JEAN-JACQUES CURUTCHAGUE, MÉDECIN · STEPHANIE SARRAUDE, MÉDECIN · JOHANA PRIBAT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE GALLOT PERCHICOT · PHARMACIE TARRIDE LARTIGAU · SELARL PHARMACIE GOUX | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 1 | MÉDIATHEQUE COMMUNAUTAIRE D'AMIKUZE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | PARC DES SPORTS · COLLEGE D AMIKUZE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | BANQUE MICHEL INCHAUSPE · CEP DE ST PALAIS · CIC SOCIETE BORDELAISE · BNP PARIBAS · BANQUE POPULAIRE AQUITAINE CENTRE ATLANTIQUE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 10 | BIDART PIERRETTE · CREASTYL · LAETI'F COIFFURE · COIFFURE BEA | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL DE LA PAIX · HOTEL DU MIDI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 1,856 (2012) → 2,204 (2023): 18.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,773 (1990) → 2,204 (2023): 24.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,273, of which 3.8 % second homes and 10.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Palais): 0 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Palais): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Palais): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Palais): 0 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Palais): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 29 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the AICIRITS weather station, 1.3 km away at 75 m; the village itself is at 49 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 16 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at AICIRITS, 1.3 km away at 75 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 1,207 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 9.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at AICIRITS, 1.3 km away at 75 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64493/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64493/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64493/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64493/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64493
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feneu | 49 | 473 km N | 2,212 | 51.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
| Creully sur Seulles | 14 | 664 km N | 2,261 | 56.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
| Trept | 38 | 568 km NE | 2,095 | 53.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 43 % · humidity 0 % |
| Colpo | 56 | 518 km N | 2,296 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
| Augny | 57 | 842 km NE | 2,207 | 64.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
| Hédé-Bazouges | 35 | 556 km N | 2,267 | 62.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 84 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feneu | 49 | 473 km N | 2,212 | 51.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
| Colpo | 56 | 518 km N | 2,296 | 54.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
| Hédé-Bazouges | 35 | 556 km N | 2,267 | 62.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 51 % · winter 84 % · humidity 0 % |
| Trept | 38 | 568 km NE | 2,095 | 53.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 43 % · humidity 0 % |
| Creully sur Seulles | 14 | 664 km N | 2,261 | 56.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
| Augny | 57 | 842 km NE | 2,207 | 64.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 59 % · 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-Palais'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urt | 64 | 28 km NW | 2,346 | 56.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mées | 40 | 42 km N | 2,036 | 51.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Paul | 40 | 46 km N | 3,402 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lugon-et-l'Île-du-Carnay | 33 | 190 km N | 1,395 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Briscous | 64 | 28 km NW | 2,965 | 61.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lasseube | 64 | 46 km E | 1,735 | 52 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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