La Roche-sur-Foron
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Roche-sur-Foron (INSEE 74224) is in Haute-Savoie (74), part of CC du Pays Rochois. Population 11,348 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 55/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 37 % of the 2,162 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.4 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.45 |
| Education | 0.31 | 10 | 3.13 |
| Health | 0.35 | 10 | 3.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.67 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU VIEUX FOURNIL ROCHOIS · KARYBOUX · LE FOURNIL DU LOUP). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE COLLOMB · ROS BIF · AMB SERVICES · GUSTO SALATO). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE INDIENNE · PETIT CASINO). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LIDL · CODOM). [3,4]
28 × Restaurant (LA RENAISSANCE · ABC SOLUTIONS · JEMSS KEBAB SNACK · CAFE DE LA POSTE · ROTISSERIE LE MAGNIFIQUE). [3,4]
9 × Café / bar (LE PLAN B · BAR LE CENTRAL · LE PUB · LE PTIT CAF). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE AUX CHAMBOUS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARC CADORET). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MALLINJOUD LA ROCHE SUR · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BOIS DES CHERES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE DU FORON). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE LES ALLOBROGES). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-LOUIS LOEHRER, MÉDECIN · SABINE TREUVEY, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE DONOT, MÉDECIN · FRANCK GERBOUD, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE PRINCIPALE · PHARMACIE LANSARD · PHARMACIE DES AFFORETS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA ROCHE-SUR-FORON). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE PARC). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (ESCR ENSEMBLE SCOLAIRE CATHOLIQUE ROCHOIS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES MARMOTAINES · COMPLEXE SPORTIF GEORGETTE PIERRE LABRUNIE). [3]
9 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE LA ROCHE-SUR-FORON · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL ROCHOISE · CCM ROCHOISE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · LA ROCHE SUR FORON). [3]
12 × Hairdresser (BABA-COIFFURE · AU COURANT D HAIR · LA CASA DEL BARBIERE · MAISON NOVA · ESCALE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DES AFFORETS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 9 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Collège, 1 × Bank, 3 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | AU VIEUX FOURNIL ROCHOIS · KARYBOUX · LE FOURNIL DU LOUP | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE COLLOMB · ROS BIF · AMB SERVICES · GUSTO SALATO | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | EPICERIE INDIENNE · PETIT CASINO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LIDL · CODOM | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 28 | LA RENAISSANCE · ABC SOLUTIONS · JEMSS KEBAB SNACK · CAFE DE LA POSTE · ROTISSERIE LE MAGNIFIQUE | INSEE BPE 28 / INSEE SIRENE 47 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 9 | LE PLAN B · BAR LE CENTRAL · LE PUB · LE PTIT CAF | INSEE SIRENE 9 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE AUX CHAMBOUS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARC CADORET | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE MALLINJOUD LA ROCHE SUR · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BOIS DES CHERES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE DU FORON | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE LES ALLOBROGES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | JEAN-LOUIS LOEHRER, MÉDECIN · SABINE TREUVEY, MÉDECIN · ISABELLE DONOT, MÉDECIN · FRANCK GERBOUD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE PRINCIPALE · PHARMACIE LANSARD · PHARMACIE DES AFFORETS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA ROCHE-SUR-FORON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE PARC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | ESCR ENSEMBLE SCOLAIRE CATHOLIQUE ROCHOIS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DES MARMOTAINES · COMPLEXE SPORTIF GEORGETTE PIERRE LABRUNIE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 9 | CREDIT AGRICOLE DES SAVOIE LA ROCHE-SUR-FORON · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL ROCHOISE · CCM ROCHOISE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · LA ROCHE SUR FORON | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 12 | BABA-COIFFURE · AU COURANT D HAIR · LA CASA DEL BARBIERE · MAISON NOVA · ESCALE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DES AFFORETS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 10,635 (2012) → 11,348 (2023): 6.7 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 7,116 (1990) → 11,348 (2023): 59.5 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,700, of which 3.3 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Roche-sur-Foron): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (La Roche-sur-Foron): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [10]
GP (La Roche-sur-Foron): 0 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (La Roche-sur-Foron): 0 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (La Roche-sur-Foron): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 75 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ETEAUX weather station, 2.8 km away at 805 m; the village itself is at 547 m. [11]
The village sits 258 m below 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 BONNEVILLE, 6.8 km away at 453 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 94 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 1,438 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 11.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ETEAUX, 2.8 km away at 805 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74224/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/272f82cc-b803-3405-b4bb-e04bda77cade— “Marché bio et des produits locaux”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/f85cb83b-8989-3825-9e45-51d3157edb1a— “Marché”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74224/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74224/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 74224/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 74224
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saverne | 67 | 308 km N | 11,460 | 54.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Issoudun | 36 | 345 km W | 11,159 | 53.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Guebwiller | 68 | 216 km N | 11,243 | 54.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tournon-sur-Rhône | 07 | 160 km SW | 11,279 | 60.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 49 % · humidity 71 % |
| Dourdan | 91 | 424 km NW | 11,415 | 59.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Biganos | 33 | 591 km W | 11,431 | 58 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 55 % · humidity 50 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournon-sur-Rhône | 07 | 160 km SW | 11,279 | 60.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 49 % · humidity 71 % |
| Guebwiller | 68 | 216 km N | 11,243 | 54.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saverne | 67 | 308 km N | 11,460 | 54.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 65 % · humidity 86 % |
| Issoudun | 36 | 345 km W | 11,159 | 53.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dourdan | 91 | 424 km NW | 11,415 | 59.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Biganos | 33 | 591 km W | 11,431 | 58 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 55 % · humidity 50 % |
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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-sur-Foron'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golbey | 88 | 237 km N | 8,832 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sedan | 08 | 417 km N | 16,667 | 66.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaumont | 52 | 244 km N | 20,827 | 69.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Valentigney | 25 | 160 km N | 10,501 | 44.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Audincourt | 25 | 162 km N | 14,071 | 63.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Menucourt | 95 | 462 km NW | 6,184 | 40.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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