Roches-Bettaincourt
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 17.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 18 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Roches-Bettaincourt (INSEE 52044) is in Haute-Marne (52), part of CC Meuse Rognon. Population 521 (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 17.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 18 % of the 17,689 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.32 | 10 | 3.19 |
| Housing mix | 0.66 | 5 | 3.28 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DE ROCHES BETTAINCOURT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ROCHES BETTAINCOURT AP). [3]
1 × Library (POINT-LECTURE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DE ROCHES BETTAINCOURT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | ROCHES BETTAINCOURT AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | POINT-LECTURE | 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 | 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 642 (2012) → 521 (2023): -18.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 636 (1990) → 521 (2023): -18.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 319, of which 17.2 % second homes and 8.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Froncles): 7.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Roches-Bettaincourt): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Doulaincourt-Saucourt): 3.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Blin): 12.7 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Doulaincourt-Saucourt): 3.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 50 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BUSSON_SAPC weather station, 8.5 km away at 387 m; the village itself is at 230 m. [12]
The village sits 157 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.89 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BUSSON_SAPC, 8.5 km away at 387 m, over 23 summers. [12]
That station sits 157 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 999 mm of rain a year, spread over 140 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at DOULAINCOURT, 3.4 km away at 220 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52044/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52044/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52044/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 52044/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52211
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52044
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52177
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 52444
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lichtenberg | 67 | 178 km NE | 527 | 18 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bâlines | 27 | 318 km W | 545 | 22.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 93 % |
| Trépail | 51 | 119 km NW | 424 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Touches-de-Périgny | 17 | 496 km SW | 550 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Broye-Aubigney-Montseugny | 70 | 112 km S | 512 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rosay-sur-Lieure | 27 | 304 km NW | 516 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broye-Aubigney-Montseugny | 70 | 112 km S | 512 | 12.6 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Trépail | 51 | 119 km NW | 424 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lichtenberg | 67 | 178 km NE | 527 | 18 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rosay-sur-Lieure | 27 | 304 km NW | 516 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bâlines | 27 | 318 km W | 545 | 22.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 93 % |
| Les Touches-de-Périgny | 17 | 496 km SW | 550 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
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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-Bettaincourt'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trépail | 51 | 119 km NW | 424 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rosay-sur-Lieure | 27 | 304 km NW | 516 | 13.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Neublans-Abergement | 39 | 156 km S | 536 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Busloup | 41 | 309 km W | 494 | 15.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Baracé | 49 | 424 km W | 636 | 20.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sceaux-du-Gâtinais | 45 | 198 km W | 606 | 38.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
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