Laroque-d'Olmes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Laroque-d'Olmes (INSEE 09157) is in Ariège (09), part of CC du Pays d'Olmes. Population 2,454 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 64.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 8,363 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 | 0.68 | 25 | 17.01 |
| Social | 0.92 | 20 | 18.34 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.29 | 10 | 2.9 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.68 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU PAIN D'OLMES · LE FOURNIL D'ANNA · BOULANGERIE SYLVESTRE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (SOULA ET FILS · ART BOUCHER). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CHEZ ELISE ET DADA). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (SNC LIDL · NICO). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (ZHAO CHENJIAO · LA DOLMI'JO · LRQ · LE MARSU · NOT'MAROCAINES). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LE PUB ART YEAH JOIE · LE TERMINUS · JINGO BAR). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE JOLIOT CURIE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GROUPE 2 JOLIOT-CURIE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (THIERRY CRESPY, MÉDECIN · CAROLE GAUVRIT, MÉDECIN · JOSE IGNACIO EZQUERRA LUCEA, MÉDECIN · THIERRY BARBIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CASTILLANES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LAROQUE D'OLMES). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (ESPACE SPORTIF). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (M.A COIFFURE · LUDOWIC LAMARRE · L'ATELIER BY L.C). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL CASTEL D'OLMES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | AU PAIN D'OLMES · LE FOURNIL D'ANNA · BOULANGERIE SYLVESTRE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | SOULA ET FILS · ART BOUCHER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | CHEZ ELISE ET DADA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | SNC LIDL · NICO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 7 | ZHAO CHENJIAO · LA DOLMI'JO · LRQ · LE MARSU · NOT'MAROCAINES | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LE PUB ART YEAH JOIE · LE TERMINUS · JINGO BAR | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE JOLIOT CURIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GROUPE 2 JOLIOT-CURIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | THIERRY CRESPY, MÉDECIN · CAROLE GAUVRIT, MÉDECIN · JOSE IGNACIO EZQUERRA LUCEA, MÉDECIN · THIERRY BARBIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE CASTILLANES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LAROQUE D'OLMES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | ESPACE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | M.A COIFFURE · LUDOWIC LAMARRE · L'ATELIER BY L.C | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL CASTEL D'OLMES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday, Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,589 (2012) → 2,454 (2023): -5.2 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,106 (1990) → 2,454 (2023): -21 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,483, of which 3.2 % second homes and 13.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Laroque-d'Olmes): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Laroque-d'Olmes): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Laroque-d'Olmes): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Laroque-d'Olmes): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Laroque-d'Olmes): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LERAN weather station, 4.5 km away at 391 m; the village itself is at 449 m. [10]
The village sits 58 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.7 °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 LERAN, 4.5 km away at 391 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 58 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 798 mm of rain a year, spread over 109 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LERAN, 4.5 km away at 391 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09157/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2025-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/450467a7-922b-3cef-a26b-f46948b6f25c— “Le maché principal se tient tous les jeudis matins et un petit marché fermier tous les samedis matins, sur la place.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09157/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09157/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09157/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09157
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orgerus | 78 | 653 km N | 2,489 | 49.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Stenay | 55 | 769 km N | 2,403 | 68.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeneuve-de-Marsan | 40 | 204 km NW | 2,508 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 69 % · humidity 50 % |
| Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache | 02 | 797 km N | 2,468 | 62.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Watten | 59 | 875 km N | 2,564 | 61.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 74 % |
| Seurre | 21 | 517 km NE | 2,352 | 66 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeneuve-de-Marsan | 40 | 204 km NW | 2,508 | 62.3 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 69 % · humidity 50 % |
| Seurre | 21 | 517 km NE | 2,352 | 66 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orgerus | 78 | 653 km N | 2,489 | 49.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Stenay | 55 | 769 km N | 2,403 | 68.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache | 02 | 797 km N | 2,468 | 62.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Watten | 59 | 875 km N | 2,564 | 61.1 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 74 % |
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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 Laroque-d'Olmes'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seurre | 21 | 517 km NE | 2,352 | 66 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Venarey-les-Laumes | 21 | 547 km N | 2,747 | 64.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bort-les-Orgues | 19 | 275 km N | 2,483 | 64.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mirebeau | 86 | 445 km N | 2,143 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourbon-l'Archambault | 03 | 413 km N | 2,494 | 66.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dangé-Saint-Romain | 86 | 452 km N | 2,959 | 53.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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