Serres-Castet
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Serres-Castet (INSEE 64519) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CC des Luys en Béarn. Population 4,418 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/64519-serres-castet
Vitality score
Vitality score 61.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 5,187 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.66 |
| Social | 0.88 | 20 | 17.68 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIES BG · LES DELICES DE RIZZZ · LES JOLIS DELICES · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE CHABAT). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SUSHI LAN ANH · LA FERME PALANGUE). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT · BAPTENS · LIDL). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA POISSONNERIE). [3,4]
19 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT CHEZ SALIS PASCAL · LA DETENTE · LA PAYOTTE · LE MEILING · MC DONALD'S). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (HACIENDA · LES EMBRUNS · LE RELAIS BAR · L'AFTER WORK · LA CANOPEE DE SERRES-CASTET). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE L'ENVOL). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE L'ENVOL · COLLEGE RENE FORGUES). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GINETTE TOUYAROT, MÉDECIN · KAMEL HAMTAT, MÉDECIN · CÉLINE DONY, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE BAYLE, MÉDECIN · MICHEL DOLIE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES QUATRE SAISONS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SERRES-CASTET). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
3 × Bank (CEP DE SERRES CASTET · CAISSE DE DEVELOPPEMENT REGIONAL · CRCAM PYRENEES GASCOGNE). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (COIFF & CO · JOS COIFFURE · 1 ONGLE 2 COUPE · L'AUTHENTIQUE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | BOULANGERIES BG · LES DELICES DE RIZZZ · LES JOLIS DELICES · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE CHABAT | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SUSHI LAN ANH · LA FERME PALANGUE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | CARREFOUR CONTACT · BAPTENS · LIDL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA POISSONNERIE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 19 | RESTAURANT CHEZ SALIS PASCAL · LA DETENTE · LA PAYOTTE · LE MEILING · MC DONALD'S | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | HACIENDA · LES EMBRUNS · LE RELAIS BAR · L'AFTER WORK · LA CANOPEE DE SERRES-CASTET | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE L'ENVOL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE PRIVE L'ENVOL · COLLEGE RENE FORGUES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | GINETTE TOUYAROT, MÉDECIN · KAMEL HAMTAT, MÉDECIN · CÉLINE DONY, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE BAYLE, MÉDECIN · MICHEL DOLIE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES QUATRE SAISONS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE SERRES-CASTET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CEP DE SERRES CASTET · CAISSE DE DEVELOPPEMENT REGIONAL · CRCAM PYRENEES GASCOGNE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | COIFF & CO · JOS COIFFURE · 1 ONGLE 2 COUPE · L'AUTHENTIQUE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday matin. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,856 (2012) → 4,418 (2023): 14.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,430 (1990) → 4,418 (2023): 81.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,093, of which 1.6 % second homes and 4.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Serres-Castet): 1.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Serres-Castet): 1.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Serres-Castet): 2.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Montardon): 2.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Serres-Castet): 1.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 32 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the PAU-UZEIN weather station, 4.8 km away at 183 m; the village itself is at 278 m. [11]
The village sits 95 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 8 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PAU-UZEIN, 4.8 km away at 183 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 95 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 1,100 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at PAU-UZEIN, 4.8 km away at 183 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
207 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 280,000 € — 2,008 € per m² of built surface. [12]
22 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 180,193 € — 1,721 € per m². [12]
The median across Pyrénées-Atlantiques is 2,055 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64519/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.serres-castet.fr/— “marché hebdomadaire du samedi matin”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64519/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64519/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64519/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64519
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64399
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierentz | 68 | 771 km NE | 4,409 | 53.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 50 % · humidity 50 % |
| Nouzonville | 08 | 814 km NE | 5,523 | 43.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 64 % · humidity 43 % |
| Graveson | 13 | 416 km E | 4,698 | 53.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Grand-Combe | 30 | 364 km E | 4,783 | 39.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 72 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre | 28 | 610 km N | 4,058 | 43.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 50 % |
| Bourgbarré | 35 | 522 km N | 4,804 | 45.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Grand-Combe | 30 | 364 km E | 4,783 | 39.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 72 % · humidity 64 % |
| Graveson | 13 | 416 km E | 4,698 | 53.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bourgbarré | 35 | 522 km N | 4,804 | 45.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre | 28 | 610 km N | 4,058 | 43.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 50 % |
| Sierentz | 68 | 771 km NE | 4,409 | 53.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 50 % · humidity 50 % |
| Nouzonville | 08 | 814 km NE | 5,523 | 43.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 64 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Serres-Castet'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaye | 33 | 195 km N | 5,066 | 58.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saujon | 17 | 258 km N | 7,440 | 68 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Asnières-sur-Oise | 95 | 672 km N | 3,127 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez | 65 | 36 km SE | 5,399 | 41.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Viarmes | 95 | 672 km N | 5,558 | 55.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Parmain | 95 | 667 km N | 5,655 | 50.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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