La Rochette
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 27 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Rochette (INSEE 05124) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC Serre-Ponçon Val d'Avance. Population 471 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 19.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 27 % of the 17,897 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.86 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL BOULANGERIE FAZIO). [3,4]
1 × Hairdresser (ELO COIFF). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | SARL BOULANGERIE FAZIO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 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 | 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 | 1 | ELO COIFF | 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 468 (2012) → 471 (2023): 0.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 397 (1990) → 471 (2023): 18.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 221, of which 5 % second homes and 2.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gap): 2.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ancelle): 4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Gap): 3.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Gap): 4.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Gap): 3.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 101 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GAP weather station, 5.9 km away at 885 m; the village itself is at 1,161 m. [10]
The village sits 276 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at GAP, 5.9 km away at 885 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 276 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,047 mm of rain a year, spread over 89 days — about 11.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ANCELLE, 5.8 km away at 1,354 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 — 05124/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05124/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05124/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05124/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05061
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05004
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mesnil-Rouxelin | 50 | 747 km NW | 469 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cyr-la-Campagne | 27 | 648 km NW | 431 | 18 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Challerange | 08 | 535 km N | 417 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 38 % |
| Fouchères | 89 | 460 km NW | 442 | 19 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Tâtre | 16 | 508 km W | 431 | 21.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 18 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cametours | 50 | 753 km NW | 434 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fouchères | 89 | 460 km NW | 442 | 19 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Tâtre | 16 | 508 km W | 431 | 21.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 18 % · humidity 71 % |
| Challerange | 08 | 535 km N | 417 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 38 % |
| Saint-Cyr-la-Campagne | 27 | 648 km NW | 431 | 18 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Mesnil-Rouxelin | 50 | 747 km NW | 469 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cametours | 50 | 753 km NW | 434 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · 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 La Rochette'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerbaix | 73 | 117 km N | 461 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Harreberg | 57 | 459 km N | 369 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boron | 90 | 336 km N | 484 | 23.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Entre-deux-Eaux | 88 | 410 km N | 510 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lepuix-Neuf | 90 | 336 km N | 307 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hommert | 57 | 461 km N | 305 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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