La Roche-Noire
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 33.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Roche-Noire (INSEE 63306) is in Puy-de-Dôme (63), part of CC Mond'Arverne Communauté. Population 631 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 33.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 16,816 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.98 | 10 | 9.81 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.5 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Library. [3]
1 × Hairdresser (MICALLEF MARIE LAURE MECHES & BIGOUDIS). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 1 | 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 | 1 | MICALLEF MARIE LAURE MECHES & BIGOUDIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 608 (2012) → 631 (2023): 3.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 426 (1990) → 631 (2023): 48.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 301, of which 5 % second homes and 3.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Mirefleurs): 1.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Pérignat-sur-Allier): 2.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Mirefleurs): 1.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Mirefleurs): 1.8 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Roche-Noire): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 61 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CLERMONT-FD weather station, 10.5 km away at 331 m; the village itself is at 450 m. [11]
The village sits 119 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 CLERMONT-FD, 10.5 km away at 331 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 119 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 626 mm of rain a year, spread over 96 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LA SAUVETAT, 8.8 km away at 373 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
43 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 255,000 € — 1,633 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Puy-de-Dôme is 1,487 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63306/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63306/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63306/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 63306/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63227
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63273
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 63306
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lalande-de-Pomerol | 33 | 281 km W | 618 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 59 % · humidity 57 % |
| Le Monteil | 43 | 90 km SE | 691 | 24 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Genouilleux | 01 | 129 km E | 701 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 89 % |
| Cerfontaine | 59 | 510 km N | 646 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Clair-sur-les-Monts | 76 | 470 km N | 660 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Noyelles-sur-Selle | 59 | 509 km N | 657 | 27 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Monteil | 43 | 90 km SE | 691 | 24 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Genouilleux | 01 | 129 km E | 701 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.summer 87 % · winter 89 % |
| Lalande-de-Pomerol | 33 | 281 km W | 618 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 59 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Clair-sur-les-Monts | 76 | 470 km N | 660 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Noyelles-sur-Selle | 59 | 509 km N | 657 | 27 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cerfontaine | 59 | 510 km N | 646 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · 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 Roche-Noire'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malintrat | 63 | 12 km N | 1,151 | 24.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Falaise | 78 | 375 km N | 609 | 20.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dung | 25 | 335 km NE | 630 | 21.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montainville | 78 | 368 km N | 589 | 32.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Léger-près-Troyes | 10 | 289 km N | 903 | 34.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Argiésans | 90 | 346 km NE | 607 | 41.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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