La Croix-de-la-Rochette
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 30.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Croix-de-la-Rochette (INSEE 73095) is in Savoie (73), part of CC Coeur de Savoie. Population 380 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 30.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 69 % of the 18,061 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.82 | 5 | 4.08 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA TABLE DU HERON). [3,4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE CENTENAIRE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, 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 | 1 | ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | LA TABLE DU HERON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE CENTENAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 316 (2012) → 380 (2023): 20.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 186 (1990) → 380 (2023): 104.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 184, of which 9.2 % second homes and 7.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Valgelon-La Rochette): 0.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Croix-de-la-Rochette): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Valgelon-La Rochette): 0.5 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Valgelon-La Rochette): 1.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Valgelon-La Rochette): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 79 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ST-PIERRE DE SOUCY weather station, 2.7 km away at 351 m; the village itself is at 333 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MONTMELIAN, 6.2 km away at 264 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 69 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,147 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 10 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LA ROCHETTE, 1.7 km away at 350 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73095/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73095/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73095/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73095/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73215
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73095
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bracon | 39 | 164 km N | 398 | 26.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Détrier | 73 | 2.9 km SW | 427 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bry | 59 | 569 km N | 390 | 24.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vaudrey | 39 | 173 km N | 355 | 21.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Couladère | 31 | 473 km SW | 415 | 24.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 % |
| Linsdorf | 68 | 247 km NE | 334 | 24.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Détrier | 73 | 2.9 km SW | 427 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bracon | 39 | 164 km N | 398 | 26.2 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaudrey | 39 | 173 km N | 355 | 21.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Linsdorf | 68 | 247 km NE | 334 | 24.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Couladère | 31 | 473 km SW | 415 | 24.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 64 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bry | 59 | 569 km N | 390 | 24.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 55 % · 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 Croix-de-la-Rochette'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Détrier | 73 | 2.9 km SW | 427 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Flagey-Echézeaux | 21 | 208 km NW | 485 | 20.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monnières | 39 | 190 km N | 387 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Désandans | 25 | 234 km N | 709 | 23.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oberentzen | 68 | 292 km N | 723 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pusy-et-Épenoux | 70 | 245 km N | 540 | 12.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
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