La Rouquette
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 20.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 15 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Rouquette (INSEE 12205) is in Aveyron (12), part of CC Ouest Aveyron Communauté. Population 777 (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 20.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 15 % of the 15,828 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.83 | 10 | 8.26 |
| Housing mix | 0.64 | 5 | 3.2 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (STYL'ISA). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | STYL'ISA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 760 (2012) → 777 (2023): 2.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 586 (1990) → 777 (2023): 32.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 456, of which 18 % second homes and 9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Monteils): 4.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Monteils): 4.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Monteils): 4.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Villefranche-de-Rouergue): 7.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Rouquette): 3.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 43 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MONTEILS weather station, 4.4 km away at 268 m; the village itself is at 267 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at VILLEFRANCHE-DE-ROUERGUE, 8.7 km away at 330 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 63 m above 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 878 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONTEILS, 4.4 km away at 268 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 — 12205/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12205/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12205/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 12205/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12150
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12300
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 12205
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouettes | 27 | 513 km N | 744 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Burdignin | 74 | 408 km NE | 712 | 22.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 28 % · humidity 71 % |
| Muzy | 27 | 500 km N | 768 | 20.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 33 % · winter 96 % |
| Graye-sur-Mer | 14 | 589 km N | 773 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Martin-de-Ribérac | 24 | 164 km NW | 723 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 65 % · humidity 79 % |
| Tendu | 36 | 262 km N | 650 | 22.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-de-Ribérac | 24 | 164 km NW | 723 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 65 % · humidity 79 % |
| Tendu | 36 | 262 km N | 650 | 22.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Burdignin | 74 | 408 km NE | 712 | 22.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 28 % · humidity 71 % |
| Muzy | 27 | 500 km N | 768 | 20.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 33 % · winter 96 % |
| Mouettes | 27 | 513 km N | 744 | 22.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Graye-sur-Mer | 14 | 589 km N | 773 | 20.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Rouquette'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gargas | 31 | 73 km SW | 785 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chabrillan | 26 | 240 km E | 752 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Savignac | 12 | 6.5 km N | 746 | 37.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Triors | 26 | 264 km E | 633 | 32.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Toulonjac | 12 | 8.9 km N | 755 | 29.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cirq | 82 | 34 km SW | 558 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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