La Rochette-du-Buis
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 5.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 9 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Rochette-du-Buis (INSEE 26279) is in Drôme (26), part of CC des Baronnies en Drôme Provençale. Population 56 (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 5.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 9 % of the 5,649 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 | 0.45 | 10 | 4.49 |
| Housing mix | 0.09 | 5 | 0.47 |
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 68 (2012) → 56 (2023): -17.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 59 (1990) → 56 (2023): -5.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 75, of which 45.3 % second homes and 4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Savoillan): 10.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Auban-sur-l'Ouvèze): 3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Auban-sur-l'Ouvèze): 2.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Montbrun-les-Bains): 10.3 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Auban-sur-l'Ouvèze): 2.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 25 days a year at or above 30 °C and 100 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ST-AUBAN-SUR-OUVEZE weather station, 3.4 km away at 625 m; the village itself is at 740 m. [11]
The village sits 115 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ST-AUBAN-SUR-OUVEZE, 3.4 km away at 625 m, over 23 summers. [11]
That station sits 115 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 773 mm of rain a year, spread over 78 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ST-AUBAN-SUR-OUVEZE, 3.4 km away at 625 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 — 26279/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26279/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26279/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26279/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 84125
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26292
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26193
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comblot | 61 | 596 km NW | 58 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 15 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pommiers | 30 | 149 km W | 58 | 5.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Desges | 43 | 177 km NW | 57 | 4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tailhac | 43 | 178 km NW | 59 | 5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bulan | 65 | 436 km W | 58 | 1.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 49 % · humidity 64 % |
| Arzenc-d'Apcher | 48 | 194 km W | 52 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 82 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pommiers | 30 | 149 km W | 58 | 5.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Desges | 43 | 177 km NW | 57 | 4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tailhac | 43 | 178 km NW | 59 | 5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arzenc-d'Apcher | 48 | 194 km W | 52 | 7.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 49 % · winter 82 % |
| Bulan | 65 | 436 km W | 58 | 1.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 49 % · humidity 64 % |
| Comblot | 61 | 596 km NW | 58 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 15 % · 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 Rochette-du-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemps | 26 | 9.4 km N | 40 | 5.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sallagriffon | 06 | 126 km E | 47 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Arey | 38 | 72 km N | 71 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orcinas | 26 | 39 km NW | 40 | 10.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montguers | 26 | 3.9 km NE | 39 | 3.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Chirac | 48 | 173 km W | 72 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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