Thèze
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Thèze (INSEE 64536) is in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (64), part of CC des Luys en Béarn. Population 898 (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/64536-theze
Vitality score
Vitality score 52.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 14,952 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.81 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AU COEUR DES VILLAGES - THEZE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CHEZ JULIEN). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE THEZE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE THÈZE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (MARIELENE-HAIR). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, GP (médecin généraliste). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | AU COEUR DES VILLAGES - THEZE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | CHEZ JULIEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | PHARMACIE DE THEZE | 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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE THÈZE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE POLYVALENTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | MARIELENE-HAIR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 827 (2012) → 898 (2023): 8.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 568 (1990) → 898 (2023): 58.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 418, of which 1.9 % second homes and 6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Thèze): 0.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Thèze): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Arzacq-Arraziguet): 8.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Thèze): 0.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Thèze): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PAU-UZEIN weather station, 11.5 km away at 183 m; the village itself is at 255 m. [10]
The village sits 72 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 9 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PAU-UZEIN, 11.5 km away at 183 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 72 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.46 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,152 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 8.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ARGELOS, 3.6 km away at 218 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64536/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64536/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64536/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 64536/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64536
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 64063
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sérignac-sur-Garonne | 47 | 106 km NE | 1,182 | 40.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bonnétage | 25 | 689 km NE | 987 | 51.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Volmunster | 57 | 862 km NE | 777 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 43 % |
| Tennie | 72 | 516 km N | 1,000 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 43 % |
| Sault-Brénaz | 01 | 526 km NE | 1,021 | 37.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 % |
| Villeneuve-la-Comtesse | 17 | 292 km N | 743 | 45.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sérignac-sur-Garonne | 47 | 106 km NE | 1,182 | 40.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeneuve-la-Comtesse | 17 | 292 km N | 743 | 45.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 89 % · humidity 57 % |
| Tennie | 72 | 516 km N | 1,000 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 43 % |
| Sault-Brénaz | 01 | 526 km NE | 1,021 | 37.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bonnétage | 25 | 689 km NE | 987 | 51.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 36 % |
| Volmunster | 57 | 862 km NE | 777 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · 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 Thèze'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hilaire-de-Villefranche | 17 | 265 km N | 1,350 | 41.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sévignacq | 64 | 8.1 km SE | 805 | 58.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Césaire | 17 | 254 km N | 888 | 36.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Brizambourg | 17 | 261 km N | 997 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Braud-et-Saint-Louis | 33 | 198 km N | 1,527 | 42.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tesson | 17 | 241 km N | 1,148 | 49.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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