Valgelon-La Rochette
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 65 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Valgelon-La Rochette (INSEE 73215) is in Savoie (73), part of CC Coeur de Savoie. Population 4,207 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Commune nouvelle formed on 2019-01-01 from 1 former commune: Étable (73111). [3]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/73215-valgelon-la-rochette
Vitality score
Vitality score 55/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 65 % of the 5,410 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 | 0.32 | 25 | 8.08 |
| Social | 0.78 | 20 | 15.68 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.58 | 10 | 5.79 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.74 | 10 | 7.4 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.72 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [4,5]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LAURENT · LA CAVAGNOTTE · LE TRIO DE CHOC). [4,5]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DU VAL GELON). [4,5]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [4,5]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET). [4,5]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (CREMERIE FROMAGERIE DU VAL GELON). [5]
11 × Restaurant (AU RESTO GOURMAND · BABYLONE · GREG PIZZA · LE MZ · BAR DES ALPES). [4,5]
4 × Café / bar (LE REMOUX · LE CARDINAL · LE COLISEE MED). [5]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES GRILLONS · ECOLE MATERNELLE DE LA CROISETTE). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA NEUVE). [4]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DU VAL GELON). [4]
11 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARJOLAINE LHERMET, MÉDECIN · FABIEN GAILLARD, MÉDECIN · LAURENS VANHOVE, MÉDECIN · MARTHE TOURY, MÉDECIN · MARION CETRE, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA ROCHETTE). [4,5]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE FABRICE MELQUIOT). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA SEYTAZ). [4]
2 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE · BANQUE DE SAVOIE). [4]
7 × Hairdresser (HARMONY COIFFURE · EMI HAIR STYLE · MKOIFFURE · MISS'T'HAIR · ESPRIT COIFFURE). [4,5]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE LAURENT · LA CAVAGNOTTE · LE TRIO DE CHOC | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,5] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE DU VAL GELON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4,5] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR MARKET | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | CREMERIE FROMAGERIE DU VAL GELON | INSEE SIRENE 1 [5] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | AU RESTO GOURMAND · BABYLONE · GREG PIZZA · LE MZ · BAR DES ALPES | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [4,5] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LE REMOUX · LE CARDINAL · LE COLISEE MED | INSEE SIRENE 4 [5] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LES GRILLONS · ECOLE MATERNELLE DE LA CROISETTE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA NEUVE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DU VAL GELON | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 11 | MARJOLAINE LHERMET, MÉDECIN · FABIEN GAILLARD, MÉDECIN · LAURENS VANHOVE, MÉDECIN · MARTHE TOURY, MÉDECIN · MARION CETRE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 11 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA ROCHETTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,5] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE FABRICE MELQUIOT | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA SEYTAZ | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 2 | CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE · BANQUE DE SAVOIE | INSEE BPE 2 [4] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | HARMONY COIFFURE · EMI HAIR STYLE · MKOIFFURE · MISS'T'HAIR · ESPRIT COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [4,5] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,5] |
Market and village life
Weekly market: Wednesday. [6,7]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 3,931 (2012) → 4,207 (2023): 7 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 3,393 (1990) → 4,207 (2023): 24 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,143, of which 2.8 % second homes and 8.6 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Valgelon-La Rochette): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Valgelon-La Rochette): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [11]
GP (Valgelon-La Rochette): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Valgelon-La Rochette): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Valgelon-La Rochette): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [11]
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. [12]
Measured at the ST-PIERRE DE SOUCY weather station, 3.4 km away at 351 m; the village itself is at 360 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MONTMELIAN, 6.7 km away at 264 m, over 21 summers. [12]
That station sits 96 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.69 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,147 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 10 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LA ROCHETTE, 0.6 km away at 350 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 — 73215/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE COG 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.valgelon-la-rochette.com/commerces/— “marché hebdomadaire les mercredis matins”
- DATAtourisme 2024-12— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/3af56c2e-43c1-3816-b58b-a7b0e0091c32— “Le mercredi matin est le rendez-vous incontournable: le marché de La Rochette est établi sur le canton depuis plus de 700 ans.”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73215/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73215/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 73215/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 73215
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anneyron | 26 | 98 km W | 4,169 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse | 26 | 96 km W | 4,193 | 63.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rouffach | 68 | 292 km N | 4,238 | 44.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Neubourg | 27 | 568 km NW | 4,199 | 68.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 70 % |
| Brionne | 27 | 581 km NW | 4,185 | 53.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine | 37 | 461 km NW | 4,092 | 56.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Donat-sur-l'Herbasse | 26 | 96 km W | 4,193 | 63.5 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Anneyron | 26 | 98 km W | 4,169 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 50 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rouffach | 68 | 292 km N | 4,238 | 44.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine | 37 | 461 km NW | 4,092 | 56.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Neubourg | 27 | 568 km NW | 4,199 | 68.5 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 54 % · winter 70 % |
| Brionne | 27 | 581 km NW | 4,185 | 53.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 65 % · 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 Valgelon-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val d'Oingt | 69 | 130 km NW | 4,117 | 69.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nuits-Saint-Georges | 21 | 207 km NW | 5,235 | 64.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Romain-le-Puy | 42 | 156 km W | 4,142 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Côte-Saint-André | 38 | 67 km W | 4,873 | 68 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lezoux | 63 | 217 km W | 6,528 | 54.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Charlieu | 42 | 170 km NW | 3,766 | 69.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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