Rousset-Serre-Ponçon
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 22.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rousset-Serre-Ponçon (INSEE 05127) is in Hautes-Alpes (05), part of CC Serre-Ponçon Val d'Avance. Population 167 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 22.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 75 % of the 14,851 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.71 |
| Housing mix | 0.29 | 5 | 1.47 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AU PANORAMA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (BAR RESTAURANT DU LAC). [4]
3 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DU CAMPING DU CAS GAP · BASE NAUTIQUE DU VIEUX BOIS · CLUB NAUTIQUE DU ROUSSET). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING DE LA VISTE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 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 | 1 | AU PANORAMA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | BAR RESTAURANT DU LAC | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 3 | PLAGE DU CAMPING DU CAS GAP · BASE NAUTIQUE DU VIEUX BOIS · CLUB NAUTIQUE DU ROUSSET | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING DE LA VISTE | 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 160 (2012) → 167 (2023): 4.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 172 (1990) → 167 (2023): -2.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 156, of which 35.3 % second homes and 9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Théus): 3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Espinasses): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Espinasses): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Espinasses): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Espinasses): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 38 days a year at or above 30 °C and 124 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the TALLARD weather station, 15.9 km away at 593 m; the village itself is at 687 m. [10]
The village sits 94 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 TALLARD, 15.9 km away at 593 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 94 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 757 mm of rain a year, spread over 79 days — about 9.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at TALLARD, 15.9 km away at 593 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 — 05127/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05127/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05127/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 05127/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05171
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 05050
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Outrille | 18 | 452 km NW | 214 | 22.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 7 % |
| Aiguèze | 30 | 135 km W | 212 | 35.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Chapaize | 71 | 260 km NW | 167 | 24.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 28 % · humidity 86 % |
| Baume-les-Messieurs | 39 | 253 km N | 160 | 23.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 31 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lassy | 95 | 590 km NW | 196 | 28.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arcizans-Avant | 65 | 535 km W | 397 | 27.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 41 % · winter 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiguèze | 30 | 135 km W | 212 | 35.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 50 % |
| Baume-les-Messieurs | 39 | 253 km N | 160 | 23.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 31 % · humidity 79 % |
| Chapaize | 71 | 260 km NW | 167 | 24.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 28 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Outrille | 18 | 452 km NW | 214 | 22.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 7 % |
| Arcizans-Avant | 65 | 535 km W | 397 | 27.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 41 % · winter 0 % |
| Lassy | 95 | 590 km NW | 196 | 28.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · 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 Rousset-Serre-Ponçon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rochebrune | 05 | 4.6 km W | 195 | 38.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Furmeyer | 05 | 31 km W | 169 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Saix | 05 | 32 km W | 126 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thèze | 04 | 30 km SW | 268 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oze | 05 | 34 km W | 103 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bâtie-Montsaléon | 05 | 38 km W | 304 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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