Susmiou
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Partly served 43.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 93 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Susmiou (INSEE 64530) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CC du Béarn des Gaves. Population 348 (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/64530-susmiou
Vitality score
Vitality score 43.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 93 % of the 18,020 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0.49 | 10 | 4.91 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.89 | 10 | 8.92 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA GRANGE A PAIN · FOURNIL DE LA TERANGA). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (PIZZA BELLA). [3,4]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FREDERIC BARBE, MÉDECIN · THIERRY LARIVIERE, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE-ESTELLE GUILLAUME, MÉDECIN · NAOMI ROBIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (LA MOUSTACHE DE MR CHOPIN). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | LA GRANGE A PAIN · FOURNIL DE LA TERANGA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | PIZZA BELLA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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) | 4 | FREDERIC BARBE, MÉDECIN · THIERRY LARIVIERE, MÉDECIN · CLAIRE-ESTELLE GUILLAUME, MÉDECIN · NAOMI ROBIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [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 | LA MOUSTACHE DE MR CHOPIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 348 (2012) → 348 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 250 (1990) → 348 (2023): 39.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 186, of which 4.8 % second homes and 4.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Susmiou): 0.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Susmiou): 0.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Susmiou): 0.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Navarrenx): 1.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sus): 1.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 27 days a year at or above 30 °C and 26 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LAGOR weather station, 13.7 km away at 125 m; the village itself is at 160 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 11 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at AICIRITS, 19.8 km away at 75 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 85 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 1,258 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at NAVARRENX, 2.2 km away at 135 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 — 64530/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64530/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64530/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64530/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64530
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64416
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64529
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yzosse | 40 | 48 km NW | 386 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Froideterre | 70 | 750 km NE | 359 | 28.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 53 % · humidity 36 % |
| Neuvelle-lès-Cromary | 70 | 701 km NE | 443 | 37 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 43 % · humidity 29 % |
| Hundsbach | 68 | 791 km NE | 357 | 30.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 47 % · humidity 29 % |
| Blanzac-lès-Matha | 17 | 287 km N | 345 | 26 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Gajac | 33 | 135 km NE | 367 | 27.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yzosse | 40 | 48 km NW | 386 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 64 % |
| Gajac | 33 | 135 km NE | 367 | 27.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Blanzac-lès-Matha | 17 | 287 km N | 345 | 26 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 100 % · winter 81 % · humidity 57 % |
| Neuvelle-lès-Cromary | 70 | 701 km NE | 443 | 37 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 43 % · humidity 29 % |
| Froideterre | 70 | 750 km NE | 359 | 28.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 53 % · humidity 36 % |
| Hundsbach | 68 | 791 km NE | 357 | 30.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 47 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Susmiou'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lasse | 64 | 43 km SW | 334 | 27.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cazaux-Savès | 32 | 144 km E | 326 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jû-Belloc | 32 | 70 km NE | 286 | 19.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orbessan | 32 | 115 km E | 269 | 24.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laroque | 33 | 154 km N | 285 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Vivien-de-Blaye | 33 | 200 km N | 358 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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