Roche-la-Molière
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Roche-la-Molière (INSEE 42189) is in Loire (42), part of Saint-Étienne Métropole. Population 9,843 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 65.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 2,501 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 | 0.54 | 25 | 13.62 |
| Social | 0.9 | 20 | 17.96 |
| Education | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Health | 0.62 | 10 | 6.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.74 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOREZIEN · LES FOLIES SUCREES · MILLET · BOULANGERIE MASSARD). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (RICHARD TRAITEUR). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PASTACHARCUTE · SPAR). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (MIBER · ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE DELEAGE). [4]
14 × Restaurant (ROCHE KEBAB · LA PINATELLE · LE 203 · O'PALERMO · LE 1615). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (AU HARAS CAFE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE COTE DURIEUX · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE COUSTEAU). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE COTE DURIEUX · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE COUSTEAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PONTIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST JULIEN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT FRANCOIS DE BEAULIEU). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LOUIS GRUNER). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ÉLODIE ROUAULT, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE BERGER, MÉDECIN · XAVIER GOCKO, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE PLOTTON, MÉDECIN · AURÉLIEN FALCON, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE FILIERIS DE ROCHE LA MOLIERE · PHARMACIE BERTEAUX · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE L'OPSIS). [3]
1 × Cinema (L'OPSIS). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (STADE DE BEAULIEU · GYMNASE LA VARENNE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE GRANGENEUVE). [3]
4 × Bank (CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
13 × Hairdresser (S C COIFFURE · FAB COIFFURE A DOMICILEOKUS-POKUS · AUDREY B.). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 7 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 4 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | LE FOREZIEN · LES FOLIES SUCREES · MILLET · BOULANGERIE MASSARD | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | RICHARD TRAITEUR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | PASTACHARCUTE · SPAR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | MIBER · ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE DELEAGE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 14 | ROCHE KEBAB · LA PINATELLE · LE 203 · O'PALERMO · LE 1615 | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | AU HARAS CAFE | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE COTE DURIEUX · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE COUSTEAU | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE COTE DURIEUX · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE COUSTEAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PONTIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE ST JULIEN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT FRANCOIS DE BEAULIEU | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LOUIS GRUNER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | ÉLODIE ROUAULT, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE BERGER, MÉDECIN · XAVIER GOCKO, MÉDECIN · CATHERINE PLOTTON, MÉDECIN · AURÉLIEN FALCON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE FILIERIS DE ROCHE LA MOLIERE · PHARMACIE BERTEAUX · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE L'OPSIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | L'OPSIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | STADE DE BEAULIEU · GYMNASE LA VARENNE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE GRANGENEUVE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | CAISSE EPARGNE PREVO LOIRE DROME ARDECHE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BANQUE POPULAIRE AUVERGNE RHONE ALPES · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 13 | S C COIFFURE · FAB COIFFURE A DOMICILEOKUS-POKUS · AUDREY B. | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday, Saturday 8h00 à 12h30 environ place Jean Jaurès. [5]
Trajectory
Population 10,242 (2012) → 9,843 (2023): -3.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 10,103 (1990) → 9,843 (2023): -2.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,945, of which 0.7 % second homes and 5.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Roche-la-Molière): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Roche-la-Molière): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Roche-la-Molière): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Roche-la-Molière): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Roche-la-Molière): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SAINT-ETIENNE weather station, 3.6 km away at 640 m; the village itself is at 543 m. [10]
The village sits 97 m below 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 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SAINT-ETIENNE, 3.6 km away at 640 m, over 22 summers. [10]
That station sits 97 m above 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 787 mm of rain a year, spread over 104 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAINT-ETIENNE, 3.6 km away at 640 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42189/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.roche-la-moliere.fr/marche/— “La ville de Roche la Molière dispose d'une marché bi-hebdomadaire qui a lieu tous les mercredis et samedis matin sur la place Jean Jaurès.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42189/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42189/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 42189/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 42189
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand-Couronne | 76 | 503 km NW | 9,768 | 65.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Portet-sur-Garonne | 31 | 315 km SW | 9,782 | 68.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 66 % · humidity 50 % |
| Saint-Doulchard | 18 | 238 km NW | 9,647 | 65 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Voreppe | 38 | 104 km E | 9,922 | 58.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lillers | 62 | 587 km N | 10,193 | 53.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Farlède | 83 | 287 km SE | 10,014 | 52.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 55 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voreppe | 38 | 104 km E | 9,922 | 58.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Doulchard | 18 | 238 km NW | 9,647 | 65 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Farlède | 83 | 287 km SE | 10,014 | 52.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 55 % · humidity 21 % |
| Portet-sur-Garonne | 31 | 315 km SW | 9,782 | 68.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 66 % · humidity 50 % |
| Grand-Couronne | 76 | 503 km NW | 9,768 | 65.3 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lillers | 62 | 587 km N | 10,193 | 53.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 84 % · 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 Roche-la-Molière'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-Doulchard | 18 | 238 km NW | 9,647 | 65 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Veauche | 42 | 15 km N | 8,975 | 59.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lempdes | 63 | 95 km NW | 8,709 | 63.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dardilly | 69 | 53 km NE | 9,221 | 65 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tignieu-Jameyzieu | 38 | 75 km NE | 8,031 | 68.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Longvic | 21 | 214 km N | 8,896 | 59.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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