Vaunaveys-la-Rochette
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 22.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 27 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vaunaveys-la-Rochette (INSEE 26365) is in Drôme (26), part of CC du Val de Drôme en Biovallée. Population 625 (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 22.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 27 % of the 16,866 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 | 0.9 | 10 | 8.95 |
| Housing mix | 0.8 | 5 | 4.02 |
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 VAUNAVEYS LA ROCHETTE). [3]
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 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) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE VAUNAVEYS LA ROCHETTE | 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 | 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 593 (2012) → 625 (2023): 5.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 448 (1990) → 625 (2023): 39.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 328, of which 9.8 % second homes and 6.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Crest): 4.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Crest): 4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Crest): 4.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Crest): 4.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vaunaveys-la-Rochette): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 37 days a year at or above 30 °C and 54 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the DIVAJEU weather station, 5.7 km away at 175 m; the village itself is at 267 m. [10]
The village sits 92 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at DIVAJEU, 5.7 km away at 175 m, over 14 summers. [10]
That station sits 92 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 906 mm of rain a year, spread over 88 days — about 10.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at DIVAJEU, 5.7 km away at 175 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 — 26365/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26365/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26365/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 26365/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26108
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 26365
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaine-Mâcon | 10 | 427 km N | 635 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet | 85 | 508 km NW | 616 | 24 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grazay | 53 | 576 km NW | 629 | 22.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brion | 89 | 378 km N | 612 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mousseaux-Neuville | 27 | 539 km NW | 636 | 23.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lommoye | 78 | 541 km NW | 639 | 24 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brion | 89 | 378 km N | 612 | 19.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fontaine-Mâcon | 10 | 427 km N | 635 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Brillouet | 85 | 508 km NW | 616 | 24 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mousseaux-Neuville | 27 | 539 km NW | 636 | 23.5 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lommoye | 78 | 541 km NW | 639 | 24 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grazay | 53 | 576 km NW | 629 | 22.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 76 % · 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 Vaunaveys-la-Rochette'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Divajeu | 26 | 7.3 km S | 688 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montagny-près-Louhans | 71 | 211 km N | 489 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Grégoire | 81 | 238 km W | 478 | 24.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Poulan-Pouzols | 81 | 253 km SW | 478 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Bardoux | 26 | 36 km N | 599 | 26.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saussenac | 81 | 236 km W | 632 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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