La Roche-Mabile
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 18.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Roche-Mabile (INSEE 61350) is in Orne (61), part of CU d'Alençon. Population 164 (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 18.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 14,769 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 | 0.56 | 10 | 5.65 |
| Housing mix | 0.74 | 5 | 3.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (AU BISTROT DE LA ROCHE). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, 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 | 1 | AU BISTROT DE LA ROCHE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 165 (2012) → 164 (2023): -0.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 154 (1990) → 164 (2023): 6.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 100, of which 13 % second homes and 12 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon): 3.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon): 3.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon): 3.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon): 3.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon): 3.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 7 days a year at or above 30 °C and 42 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CARROUGES weather station, 11.4 km away at 295 m; the village itself is at 211 m. [9]
The village sits 84 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.71 °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 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ALENCON, 12.7 km away at 143 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 68 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 966 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST ELLIER DES BOIS, 4.4 km away at 266 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 — 61350/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61350/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61350/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 61350/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 61382
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crugey | 21 | 381 km E | 166 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Crépy | 62 | 274 km NE | 159 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sulpice-de-Grimbouville | 27 | 105 km N | 161 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chamole | 39 | 470 km E | 161 | 22.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Comberanche-et-Épeluche | 24 | 358 km S | 165 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 82 % · humidity 50 % |
| Blingel | 62 | 266 km NE | 160 | 21 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sulpice-de-Grimbouville | 27 | 105 km N | 161 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Blingel | 62 | 266 km NE | 160 | 21 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crépy | 62 | 274 km NE | 159 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Comberanche-et-Épeluche | 24 | 358 km S | 165 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 82 % · humidity 50 % |
| Crugey | 21 | 381 km E | 166 | 16.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chamole | 39 | 470 km E | 161 | 22.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 62 % · 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 La Roche-Mabile'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crépy | 62 | 274 km NE | 159 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Écromagny | 70 | 497 km E | 149 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courcy | 14 | 54 km N | 148 | 17 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bermicourt | 62 | 270 km NE | 164 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Capelle | 59 | 325 km NE | 135 | 18.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fresne-Cauverville | 27 | 88 km NE | 189 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
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