Rocher
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 12.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 16 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rocher (INSEE 07193) is in Ardèche (07), part of CC Val de Ligne. Population 306 (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 12.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 16 % of the 17,889 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.77 |
| Housing mix | 0.47 | 5 | 2.33 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ROCHER AP). [3]
1 × Hotel (LE CHENE VERT). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | ROCHER 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 | LE CHENE VERT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 281 (2012) → 306 (2023): 8.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 260 (1990) → 306 (2023): 17.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 180, of which 26.7 % second homes and 10 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Chassiers): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Largentière): 3.5 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Largentière): 3.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Largentière): 3.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Chassiers): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 16 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CROIX MILLET weather station, 5 km away at 779 m; the village itself is at 346 m. [10]
The village sits 433 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 6.06 °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 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CROIX MILLET, 5 km away at 779 m, over 15 summers. [10]
That station sits 433 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,597 mm of rain a year, spread over 92 days — about 17.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CROIX MILLET, 5 km away at 779 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 — 07193/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07193/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07193/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 07193/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07058
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 07132
- 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 Chalard | 87 | 270 km NW | 302 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Belleroche | 42 | 178 km N | 313 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Heuilley-sur-Saône | 21 | 319 km N | 345 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 38 % |
| Loiré-sur-Nie | 17 | 389 km NW | 283 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lavau | 89 | 351 km N | 392 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vouharte | 16 | 358 km NW | 300 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleroche | 42 | 178 km N | 313 | 14.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Chalard | 87 | 270 km NW | 302 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Heuilley-sur-Saône | 21 | 319 km N | 345 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 38 % |
| Lavau | 89 | 351 km N | 392 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vouharte | 16 | 358 km NW | 300 | 10.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Loiré-sur-Nie | 17 | 389 km NW | 283 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Rocher'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glanes | 46 | 194 km W | 292 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Suaux | 16 | 328 km NW | 378 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Brunels | 11 | 221 km SW | 268 | 24.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chirols | 07 | 12 km N | 289 | 21.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lussac | 16 | 332 km NW | 292 | 11.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Vincent-d'Olargues | 34 | 159 km SW | 355 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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