Passavant-la-Rochère
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 30.2/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 58 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Passavant-la-Rochère (INSEE 70404) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC de la Haute Comté. Population 524 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/70404-passavant-la-rochere
Vitality score
Vitality score 30.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 58 % of the 17,685 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.1 | 10 | 1 |
| Housing mix | 0.72 | 5 | 3.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SUPERETTE PASSAVANT LA ROCHERE SASU). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LES CHALETS DU LAC). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU CENTRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PASSAVANT LA ROCHERE AP). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (J'COIFF). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SUPERETTE PASSAVANT LA ROCHERE SASU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 1 | LES CHALETS DU LAC | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU CENTRE | 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 | 1 | PASSAVANT LA ROCHERE AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE MUNICIPALE | 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 | J'COIFF | 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 667 (2012) → 524 (2023): -21.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 874 (1990) → 524 (2023): -40 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 449, of which 14 % second homes and 18.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Selles): 4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Passavant-la-Rochère): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Vauvillers): 7.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Corre): 6.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Passavant-la-Rochère): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 19 days a year at or above 30 °C and 68 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the VENISEY weather station, 15.2 km away at 243 m; the village itself is at 257 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at VENISEY, 15.2 km away at 243 m, over 21 summers. [12]
An average of 1,000 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 7.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MONTDORE, 6.4 km away at 360 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
What property sold for
47 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 55,000 € — 412 € per m² of built surface. [13]
The median across Haute-Saône is 990 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [13]
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
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70404/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70404/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70404/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70404/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70485
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70404
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70526
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70177
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hilaire | 03 | 280 km SW | 503 | 32.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 66 % |
| Eynesse | 33 | 570 km SW | 581 | 36.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 70 % |
| Saint-Denis | 11 | 592 km SW | 523 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Escragnolles | 06 | 475 km S | 622 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vouzeron | 18 | 296 km W | 578 | 39.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Pagny-le-Château | 21 | 120 km SW | 477 | 35.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pagny-le-Château | 21 | 120 km SW | 477 | 35.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Hilaire | 03 | 280 km SW | 503 | 32.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 95 % · winter 66 % |
| Vouzeron | 18 | 296 km W | 578 | 39.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Escragnolles | 06 | 475 km S | 622 | 40.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 55 % · humidity 86 % |
| Eynesse | 33 | 570 km SW | 581 | 36.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 70 % |
| Saint-Denis | 11 | 592 km SW | 523 | 40.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 80 % · 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 Passavant-la-Rochère'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-Agnan | 71 | 230 km SW | 697 | 35.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jenzat | 03 | 294 km SW | 517 | 29.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montchal | 42 | 272 km SW | 512 | 34.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Teillet-Argenty | 03 | 327 km SW | 555 | 30.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gilly-sur-Loire | 71 | 233 km SW | 480 | 31.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saulzais-le-Potier | 18 | 307 km SW | 472 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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