La Roche-sur-le-Buis
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 17.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Roche-sur-le-Buis (INSEE 26278) is in Drôme (26), part of CC des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale. Population 281 (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 17.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 17,659 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.83 | 10 | 8.32 |
| 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]
1 × Restaurant (LA GRANGETTE DE BIQUETTE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Campsite.
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 | 1 | LA GRANGETTE DE BIQUETTE | 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) | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 311 (2012) → 281 (2023): -9.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 211 (1990) → 281 (2023): 33.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 300, of which 50.3 % second homes and 1.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Buis-les-Baronnies): 2.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Buis-les-Baronnies): 2.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Buis-les-Baronnies): 3.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Buis-les-Baronnies): 3.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Buis-les-Baronnies): 3.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 48 days a year at or above 30 °C and 68 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BUIS -BARONNIES weather station, 3.3 km away at 390 m; the village itself is at 587 m. [9]
The village sits 197 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 6.06 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BESIGNAN, 4.8 km away at 556 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 771 mm of rain a year, spread over 78 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BUIS -BARONNIES, 3.3 km away at 390 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26278/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26278/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26278/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26278/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26063
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roque-Esclapon | 83 | 122 km SE | 261 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Notre-Dame-du-Pré | 73 | 170 km NE | 258 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maisod | 39 | 246 km N | 326 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aiguebelette-le-Lac | 73 | 146 km N | 255 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lanloup | 22 | 802 km NW | 252 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 36 % · humidity 86 % |
| Albepierre-Bredons | 15 | 215 km NW | 242 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roque-Esclapon | 83 | 122 km SE | 261 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aiguebelette-le-Lac | 73 | 146 km N | 255 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Notre-Dame-du-Pré | 73 | 170 km NE | 258 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 100 % |
| Albepierre-Bredons | 15 | 215 km NW | 242 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maisod | 39 | 246 km N | 326 | 23.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lanloup | 22 | 802 km NW | 252 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 36 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Roche-sur-le-Buis'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontarèches | 30 | 72 km W | 256 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sannes | 84 | 60 km S | 290 | 23.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Belvézet | 30 | 79 km W | 250 | 15 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Roman | 26 | 47 km N | 235 | 23 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plaisians | 26 | 5.3 km S | 209 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beauvoisin | 26 | 8.5 km W | 141 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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