Roquefort-sur-Soulzon
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Roquefort-sur-Soulzon (INSEE 12203) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Saint Affricain, Roquefort, Sept Vallons. Population 475 (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 36.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 78 % of the 17,911 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 | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.1 | 10 | 1.02 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.22 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ESPIGAL). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LES CAPRICES DE MARIE · LES AIGUIERES · A C'ROQ). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE ELISABETH). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES CAVES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ROQUEFORT SUR SOULZON AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (SYLVIE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE COMBALOU). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | L'ESPIGAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 3 | LES CAPRICES DE MARIE · LES AIGUIERES · A C'ROQ | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE ELISABETH | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES CAVES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | ROQUEFORT SUR SOULZON 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 | 1 | SYLVIE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | LE COMBALOU | 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 620 (2012) → 475 (2023): -23.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 789 (1990) → 475 (2023): -39.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 360, of which 7.8 % second homes and 28.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Roquefort-sur-Soulzon): 2.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Tournemire): 2.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Rome-de-Cernon): 4.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Roquefort-sur-Soulzon): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Roquefort-sur-Soulzon): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MILLAU-LARZAC_SAPC weather station, 15.3 km away at 794 m; the village itself is at 607 m. [11]
The village sits 187 m below 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MONTLAUR, 15.5 km away at 374 m, over 23 summers. [11]
That station sits 233 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.26 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 860 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 7.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST AFFRIQUE, 11 km away at 365 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12203/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12203/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12203/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12203/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12203
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12282
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12243
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marly-Gomont | 02 | 662 km N | 483 | 43.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Chartier | 36 | 308 km N | 458 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Priest-de-Gimel | 19 | 175 km NW | 480 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Heuchin | 62 | 725 km N | 482 | 47.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jeure-d'Ay | 07 | 188 km NE | 495 | 40 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Matton-et-Clémency | 08 | 655 km N | 424 | 35.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Priest-de-Gimel | 19 | 175 km NW | 480 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jeure-d'Ay | 07 | 188 km NE | 495 | 40 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Chartier | 36 | 308 km N | 458 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Matton-et-Clémency | 08 | 655 km N | 424 | 35.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marly-Gomont | 02 | 662 km N | 483 | 43.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Heuchin | 62 | 725 km N | 482 | 47.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
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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-sur-Soulzon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Priest-de-Gimel | 19 | 175 km NW | 480 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Berjou | 61 | 604 km NW | 417 | 31.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cons-la-Grandville | 54 | 646 km N | 522 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montigny-la-Resle | 89 | 436 km N | 572 | 34.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thiéblemont-Farémont | 51 | 541 km N | 513 | 30.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Écouviez | 55 | 645 km N | 543 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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