Roches-lès-Blamont
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 31.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Roches-lès-Blamont (INSEE 25497) is in Doubs (25), part of CA Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération. Population 612 (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 31.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 56 % of the 16,981 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.17 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE INTERCOMMUNALE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ROCHES LES BLAMONT AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (SANTO COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Nursery school (maternelle).
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE INTERCOMMUNALE | 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 | 1 | ROCHES LES BLAMONT AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE | 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 | 2 | SANTO COIFFURE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 630 (2012) → 612 (2023): -2.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 548 (1990) → 612 (2023): 11.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 295, of which 1.7 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Blamont): 2.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Blamont): 2.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Blamont): 2.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Hérimoncourt): 4.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Roches-lès-Blamont): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 91 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the MONTBELIARD weather station, 10.8 km away at 318 m; the village itself is at 552 m. [11]
The village sits 234 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.55 °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 MONTBELIARD, 10.8 km away at 318 m, over 20 summers. [11]
That station sits 234 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,072 mm of rain a year, spread over 136 days — about 7.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MONTBELIARD, 10.8 km away at 318 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 — 25497/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25497/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25497/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 25497/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25063
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25304
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 25497
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ossey-les-Trois-Maisons | 10 | 259 km NW | 581 | 33.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trouhans | 21 | 122 km W | 621 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valines | 80 | 485 km NW | 655 | 29.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 24 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vic-le-Fesq | 30 | 449 km SW | 592 | 35.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 57 % |
| Chemilly | 03 | 287 km W | 580 | 32.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lantenne-Vertière | 25 | 83 km W | 562 | 36 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lantenne-Vertière | 25 | 83 km W | 562 | 36 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Trouhans | 21 | 122 km W | 621 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ossey-les-Trois-Maisons | 10 | 259 km NW | 581 | 33.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chemilly | 03 | 287 km W | 580 | 32.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vic-le-Fesq | 30 | 449 km SW | 592 | 35.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 57 % |
| Valines | 80 | 485 km NW | 655 | 29.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 24 % · 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 Roches-lès-Blamont'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-Ouen-lès-Parey | 88 | 118 km NW | 487 | 27.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ouhans | 25 | 62 km SW | 398 | 34.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Christophe-sur-Dolaizon | 43 | 355 km SW | 931 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Labrousse | 15 | 437 km SW | 478 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Prunet | 15 | 444 km SW | 683 | 40.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Ternes | 15 | 399 km SW | 567 | 38 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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