Rocques
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 10.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 9 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rocques (INSEE 14540) is in Calvados (14), part of CA Lisieux Normandie. Population 285 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/14540-rocques
Vitality score
Vitality score 10.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 9 % of the 17,723 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.93 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.95 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
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, 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 301 (2012) → 285 (2023): -5.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 287 (1990) → 285 (2023): -0.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 133, of which 10.5 % second homes and 3.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lisieux): 2.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ouilly-le-Vicomte): 2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Lisieux): 2.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lisieux): 3.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Ouilly-le-Vicomte): 1.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LISIEUX_SAPC weather station, 1.4 km away at 62 m; the village itself is at 60 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CAMBREMER, 14.9 km away at 125 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 65 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 882 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LISIEUX_SAPC, 1.4 km away at 62 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14540/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14540/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14540/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 14540/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14366
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 14487
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tassé | 72 | 145 km S | 287 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 97 % |
| Saint-Maudez | 22 | 195 km SW | 286 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Langy | 03 | 403 km SE | 280 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Maulvis | 80 | 141 km NE | 279 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Pexine | 85 | 308 km S | 291 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 82 % |
| Fretterans | 71 | 451 km SE | 281 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 66 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Maulvis | 80 | 141 km NE | 279 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tassé | 72 | 145 km S | 287 | 12.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 97 % |
| Saint-Maudez | 22 | 195 km SW | 286 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Pexine | 85 | 308 km S | 291 | 13.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 82 % |
| Langy | 03 | 403 km SE | 280 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 54 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fretterans | 71 | 451 km SE | 281 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 64 % · winter 66 % |
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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 Rocques'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-Maudez | 22 | 195 km SW | 286 | 13.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Maulvis | 80 | 141 km NE | 279 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Anvéville | 76 | 69 km NE | 291 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Orrouer | 28 | 114 km SE | 282 | 15.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thiouville | 76 | 64 km NE | 275 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tournai-sur-Dive | 61 | 42 km S | 295 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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