La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 19.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite (INSEE 12204) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC de Millau Grands Causses. Population 182 (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 19.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 15,408 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.64 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, 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 | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 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 | 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 192 (2012) → 182 (2023): -5.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 144 (1990) → 182 (2023): 26.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 219, of which 57.1 % second homes and 1.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-André-de-Vézines): 3.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Rozier): 7.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Rivière-sur-Tarn): 10.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Aguessac): 10.5 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Le Rozier): 7.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 40 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the MILLAU-LARZAC_SAPC weather station, 15.7 km away at 794 m; the village itself is at 402 m. [12]
The village sits 392 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MILLAU, 16.3 km away at 712 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 310 m above 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 987 mm of rain a year, spread over 110 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LA CAVALERIE, 14.2 km away at 790 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 — 12204/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12204/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12204/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12204/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12211
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 48131
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12200
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12002
- 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 Mesnil-sur-Blangy | 14 | 614 km N | 175 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ambrugeat | 19 | 179 km NW | 213 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouvante | 26 | 187 km NE | 210 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lacombe | 11 | 113 km SW | 188 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien | 24 | 268 km NW | 172 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 76 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ilonse | 06 | 310 km E | 132 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 95 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacombe | 11 | 113 km SW | 188 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ambrugeat | 19 | 179 km NW | 213 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouvante | 26 | 187 km NE | 210 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bouteilles-Saint-Sébastien | 24 | 268 km NW | 172 | 11.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 76 % · humidity 57 % |
| Ilonse | 06 | 310 km E | 132 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 85 % · winter 95 % |
| Le Mesnil-sur-Blangy | 14 | 614 km N | 175 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 97 % · 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 La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite'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-Roman-de-Codières | 30 | 46 km E | 166 | 18 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Serrières-sur-Ain | 01 | 285 km NE | 135 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Videix | 87 | 269 km NW | 206 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-de-Lancize | 48 | 49 km E | 151 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Malons-et-Elze | 30 | 72 km NE | 111 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mounes-Prohencoux | 12 | 48 km SW | 193 | 4.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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