Rochefort-en-Yvelines
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.1/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Rochefort-en-Yvelines (INSEE 78522) is in Yvelines (78), part of CA Rambouillet Territoires. Population 910 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 40.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 67 % of the 14,915 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.66 | 10 | 6.62 |
| Housing mix | 0.81 | 5 | 4.06 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA FOURNEE DE ROCHEFORT). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (L'AMBASSADE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ROCHEFORT RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA FOURNEE DE ROCHEFORT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 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 | 2 | L'AMBASSADE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | ROCHEFORT RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 913 (2012) → 910 (2023): -0.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 783 (1990) → 910 (2023): 16.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 488, of which 9.4 % second homes and 7.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Rochefort-en-Yvelines): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bullion): 3.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines): 3.9 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines): 3.8 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Rochefort-en-Yvelines): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SAINT-ARNOULT weather station, 4.4 km away at 138 m; the village itself is at 108 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ORCEMONT, 13.8 km away at 164 m, over 11 summers. [11]
That station sits 56 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 684 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 5.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SAINT-ARNOULT, 4.4 km away at 138 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78522/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78522/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78522/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 78522/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78522
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78120
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 78537
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chignin | 73 | 457 km SE | 923 | 38.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chambost-Longessaigne | 69 | 361 km SE | 930 | 40.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ménil | 53 | 217 km SW | 923 | 38.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coussay-les-Bois | 86 | 219 km SW | 919 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lhommaizé | 86 | 261 km SW | 898 | 41.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Césaire | 17 | 367 km SW | 888 | 36.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ménil | 53 | 217 km SW | 923 | 38.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coussay-les-Bois | 86 | 219 km SW | 919 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lhommaizé | 86 | 261 km SW | 898 | 41.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chambost-Longessaigne | 69 | 361 km SE | 930 | 40.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Césaire | 17 | 367 km SW | 888 | 36.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 69 % · humidity 57 % |
| Chignin | 73 | 457 km SE | 923 | 38.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 78 % · 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 Rochefort-en-Yvelines'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Celle-les-Bordes | 78 | 6.6 km N | 840 | 40.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valherbasse | 26 | 444 km SE | 1,005 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Champrond-en-Gâtine | 28 | 70 km W | 744 | 44.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villandry | 37 | 177 km SW | 1,143 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Ferrière-en-Parthenay | 79 | 264 km SW | 774 | 37.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Ventes | 27 | 78 km NW | 1,052 | 29.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
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