Sauguis-Saint-Étienne
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 13.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sauguis-Saint-Étienne (INSEE 64509) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CA du Pays Basque. Population 172 (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 13.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 15,091 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.36 | 10 | 3.6 |
| Housing mix | 0.57 | 5 | 2.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE GOYHENEIX). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 1 | BOULANGERIE GOYHENEIX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 160 (2012) → 172 (2023): 7.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 200 (1990) → 172 (2023): -14 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 106, of which 21.7 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sauguis-Saint-Étienne): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Menditte): 1.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Tardets-Sorholus): 4 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Tardets-Sorholus): 4.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Idaux-Mendy): 3.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 23 days a year at or above 30 °C and 25 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LICQ-ATHEREY weather station, 11.6 km away at 288 m; the village itself is at 200 m. [12]
The village sits 88 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. [12]
An average of 1,367 mm of rain a year, spread over 139 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at TROIS-VILLES, 2.2 km away at 216 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64509/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64509/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64509/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64509/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64509
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64378
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64533
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64268
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plagne | 01 | 622 km NE | 159 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 34 % |
| Dannevoux | 55 | 830 km NE | 188 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 69 % |
| Le Mesnil | 50 | 694 km N | 189 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 78 % |
| Gizia | 39 | 623 km NE | 186 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 31 % |
| Vergies | 80 | 782 km N | 174 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 85 % |
| Besain | 39 | 663 km NE | 159 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plagne | 01 | 622 km NE | 159 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 56 % · winter 34 % |
| Gizia | 39 | 623 km NE | 186 | 13.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 31 % |
| Besain | 39 | 663 km NE | 159 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 87 % · winter 0 % |
| Le Mesnil | 50 | 694 km N | 189 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 44 % · winter 78 % |
| Vergies | 80 | 782 km N | 174 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 85 % |
| Dannevoux | 55 | 830 km NE | 188 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 67 % · winter 69 % |
Elsewhere
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