Rougon
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 25.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 92 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rougon (INSEE 04171) is in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (04), part of CC Alpes-Provence-Verdon "Sources de lumière". Population 115 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/04171-rougon
Vitality score
Vitality score 25.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 92 % of the 11,821 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 | 0.49 | 20 | 9.82 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.99 | 10 | 9.94 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (CHEZ STEPH · LE MUR D'ABEILLES · LA TERRASSE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ROUGON AP). [3]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE DU POINT SUBLIME). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE CARAJUAN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [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 | 4 | CHEZ STEPH · LE MUR D'ABEILLES · LA TERRASSE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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 | 1 | ROUGON AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | AUBERGE DU POINT SUBLIME | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE CARAJUAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 103 (2012) → 115 (2023): 11.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 77 (1990) → 115 (2023): 49.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 165, of which 53.9 % second homes and 5.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Palud-sur-Verdon): 5.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Palud-sur-Verdon): 5.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Castellane): 9.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Comps-sur-Artuby): 13 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Trigance): 5.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 152 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the CASTELLANE weather station, 10.2 km away at 729 m; the village itself is at 960 m. [12]
The village sits 231 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.21 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [12]
An average of 975 mm of rain a year, spread over 84 days — about 11.6 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at CASTELLANE, 10.2 km away at 729 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 — 04171/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04171/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04171/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 04171/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04144
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 04039
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83044
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83142
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassuéjouls | 12 | 303 km W | 107 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 4 % |
| Usclades-et-Rieutord | 07 | 209 km NW | 106 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 96 % |
| Le Tech | 66 | 349 km SW | 95 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 0 % |
| Galey | 09 | 454 km W | 114 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 9 % |
| Rousses | 48 | 230 km W | 115 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 0 % |
| Sylvanès | 12 | 276 km W | 116 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usclades-et-Rieutord | 07 | 209 km NW | 106 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 59 % · winter 96 % |
| Rousses | 48 | 230 km W | 115 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 0 % |
| Sylvanès | 12 | 276 km W | 116 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 85 % · winter 0 % |
| Cassuéjouls | 12 | 303 km W | 107 | 11.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 4 % |
| Le Tech | 66 | 349 km SW | 95 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 0 % |
| Galey | 09 | 454 km W | 114 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 9 % |
Elsewhere
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