Rocles
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rocles (INSEE 03214) is in Allier (03), part of CC du Bocage Bourbonnais. Population 326 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 19.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 38 % of the 17,971 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.39 | 10 | 3.88 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.47 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Library (MAIRIE DE ROCLES). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | MAIRIE DE ROCLES | INSEE BPE 1 [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 402 (2012) → 326 (2023): -18.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 367 (1990) → 326 (2023): -11.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 169, of which 5.3 % second homes and 16.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Montet): 2.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Montet): 2.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Tronget): 2.8 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le Montet): 2.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Rocles): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 15 days a year at or above 30 °C and 49 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BUXIERES weather station, 3.9 km away at 375 m; the village itself is at 391 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MONTMARAULT, 13.6 km away at 464 m, over 26 summers. [11]
That station sits 73 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 763 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BUXIERES, 3.9 km away at 375 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 — 03214/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03214/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03214/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 03214/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03183
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03292
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 03214
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armaillé | 49 | 346 km NW | 320 | 20.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 70 % |
| Le Montellier | 01 | 166 km E | 336 | 25.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Miramont-d'Astarac | 32 | 378 km SW | 357 | 22.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 85 % · humidity 43 % |
| Berlencourt-le-Cauroy | 62 | 431 km N | 277 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castella | 47 | 298 km SW | 370 | 24.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 76 % · humidity 43 % |
| Marcenat | 03 | 35 km SE | 386 | 22.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcenat | 03 | 35 km SE | 386 | 22.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Montellier | 01 | 166 km E | 336 | 25.8 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castella | 47 | 298 km SW | 370 | 24.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 33 % · winter 76 % · humidity 43 % |
| Armaillé | 49 | 346 km NW | 320 | 20.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 70 % |
| Miramont-d'Astarac | 32 | 378 km SW | 357 | 22.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 85 % · humidity 43 % |
| Berlencourt-le-Cauroy | 62 | 431 km N | 277 | 21.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Rocles'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roumégoux | 15 | 186 km S | 336 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Anjouin | 36 | 127 km NW | 313 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Perrancey-les-Vieux-Moulins | 52 | 233 km NE | 297 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beaune-d'Allier | 03 | 20 km SW | 296 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Santenay | 41 | 193 km NW | 296 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Haute-Maison | 77 | 273 km N | 352 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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