La Romaine
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 33.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Romaine (INSEE 70418) is in Haute-Saône (70), part of CC des Combes. Population 520 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2015-12-15 from 2 former communes: Greucourt (70281), Vezet (70551). [3]
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/70418-la-romaine
Vitality score
Vitality score 33.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 17,720 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 | 0.93 | 10 | 9.29 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [4,5]
1 × Restaurant (AU FEU DE BOIS). [4,5]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (POLE EDUCATIF). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA ROMAINE). [4]
2 × Hairdresser (COMME UN HAIR BY CARO / BIJOU'LINE · COTE NATUREL). [4,5]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [4,5]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | AU FEU DE BOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [5] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | POLE EDUCATIF | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LA ROMAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 2 | COMME UN HAIR BY CARO / BIJOU'LINE · COTE NATUREL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 475 (2012) → 520 (2023): 9.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 364 (1990) → 520 (2023): 42.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 238, of which 1.7 % second homes and 12.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Noidans-le-Ferroux): 4.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Fresne-Saint-Mamès): 4.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
GP (Noidans-le-Ferroux): 4.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Noidans-le-Ferroux): 4.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (La Romaine): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 31 days a year at or above 30 °C and 67 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the BUCEY-LES-GY weather station, 13.9 km away at 215 m; the village itself is at 218 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at RIOZ, 15.1 km away at 275 m, over 23 summers. [12]
That station sits 57 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.06 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,118 mm of rain a year, spread over 146 days — about 7.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at MAIZIERES, 8.2 km away at 250 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 — 70418/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70418/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70418/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 70418/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70387
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70255
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 70418
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Écot | 25 | 62 km E | 510 | 33 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Frocourt | 60 | 349 km NW | 528 | 28.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Loupiac-de-la-Réole | 33 | 568 km SW | 527 | 34.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 57 % |
| Plainoiseau | 39 | 94 km S | 502 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Schaffhouse-près-Seltz | 67 | 222 km NE | 557 | 34.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jouy-Mauvoisin | 78 | 355 km NW | 554 | 29.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Écot | 25 | 62 km E | 510 | 33 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plainoiseau | 39 | 94 km S | 502 | 29.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Schaffhouse-près-Seltz | 67 | 222 km NE | 557 | 34.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Frocourt | 60 | 349 km NW | 528 | 28.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jouy-Mauvoisin | 78 | 355 km NW | 554 | 29.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Loupiac-de-la-Réole | 33 | 568 km SW | 527 | 34.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Romaine'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seuillet | 03 | 238 km SW | 479 | 33.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Belmont-Tramonet | 73 | 221 km S | 505 | 37.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chambornay-lès-Pin | 70 | 22 km S | 393 | 31.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Thibault | 10 | 153 km NW | 551 | 36.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Maurice-en-Rivière | 71 | 102 km SW | 532 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans | 26 | 280 km S | 538 | 32.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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