Roquefort-les-Cascades
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 11 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Roquefort-les-Cascades (INSEE 09250) is in Ariège (09), part of CC du Pays d'Olmes. Population 80 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 7/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 11 % of the 8,523 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 | 0.2 | 10 | 2.02 |
| Housing mix | 0.48 | 5 | 2.38 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE ROQUEFORT LES CASCADES). [3]
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, Post office / agence postale. [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 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE ROQUEFORT LES CASCADES | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 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 95 (2012) → 80 (2023): -15.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 114 (1990) → 80 (2023): -29.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 80, of which 26.3 % second homes and 15 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ventenac): 5.4 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sautel): 4.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Lavelanet): 7.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Lavelanet): 7.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Carla-de-Roquefort): 1.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 36 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LES CASCADES weather station, 0.8 km away at 530 m; the village itself is at 484 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 5 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at ARVIGNA, 11 km away at 370 m, over 15 summers. [12]
That station sits 114 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,100 mm of rain a year, spread over 126 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LES CASCADES, 0.8 km away at 530 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 — 09250/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09250/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09250/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 09250/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09327
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09281
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09160
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 09080
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nesle-et-Massoult | 21 | 575 km N | 78 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 53 % · humidity 71 % |
| Arquettes-en-Val | 11 | 63 km E | 83 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Avensac | 32 | 119 km NW | 73 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Poiseul-la-Grange | 21 | 566 km NE | 75 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 57 % · humidity 71 % |
| Enfonvelle | 52 | 638 km NE | 70 | 5.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 54 % |
| Ponsan-Soubiran | 32 | 112 km NW | 80 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arquettes-en-Val | 11 | 63 km E | 83 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Ponsan-Soubiran | 32 | 112 km NW | 80 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 71 % |
| Avensac | 32 | 119 km NW | 73 | 16.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Poiseul-la-Grange | 21 | 566 km NE | 75 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 57 % · humidity 71 % |
| Nesle-et-Massoult | 21 | 575 km N | 78 | 8.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 53 % · humidity 71 % |
| Enfonvelle | 52 | 638 km NE | 70 | 5.4 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 54 % |
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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 Roquefort-les-Cascades'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samaran | 32 | 111 km NW | 74 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-Saint-Jean | 24 | 253 km N | 82 | 10.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castillon | 65 | 126 km W | 73 | 5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Salles-de-Belvès | 24 | 204 km N | 78 | 9.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouzancourt | 52 | 645 km N | 72 | 9.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sauvagnac | 16 | 322 km N | 66 | 8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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