La Roque-Esclapon
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 19.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Roque-Esclapon (INSEE 83109) is in Var (83), part of CA Dracénie Provence Verdon Agglomération. Population 261 (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 19.2/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 47 % of the 17,386 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE COQ EN PATE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE COQ EN PATE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL NOTRE DAME). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 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 | 1 | LE COQ EN PATE | 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 | 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 | 1 | LE COQ EN PATE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL NOTRE DAME | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 271 (2012) → 261 (2023): -3.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 150 (1990) → 261 (2023): 74 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 319, of which 51.1 % second homes and 0.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Bastide): 1.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Séranon): 5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Seillans): 9.8 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Comps-sur-Artuby): 9.9 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (La Bastide): 1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 112 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the COMPS-ST JEAN weather station, 9.8 km away at 884 m; the village itself is at 975 m. [12]
The village sits 91 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.21 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at COMPS-SUR-ARTUBY, 14.7 km away at 892 m, over 24 summers. [12]
That station sits 83 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.57 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,040 mm of rain a year, spread over 82 days — about 12.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LA MARTRE, 5.7 km away at 967 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 — 83109/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83109/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83109/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 83109/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83013
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 06134
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83124
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 83044
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre-Dame-du-Pré | 73 | 199 km N | 258 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Roche-sur-le-Buis | 26 | 122 km NW | 281 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aiguebelette-le-Lac | 73 | 212 km N | 255 | 23.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 32 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lanloup | 22 | 922 km NW | 252 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Albepierre-Bredons | 15 | 337 km NW | 242 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lacourt | 09 | 450 km W | 205 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 15 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roche-sur-le-Buis | 26 | 122 km NW | 281 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 41 % · humidity 100 % |
| Notre-Dame-du-Pré | 73 | 199 km N | 258 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Aiguebelette-le-Lac | 73 | 212 km N | 255 | 23.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 32 % · humidity 86 % |
| Albepierre-Bredons | 15 | 337 km NW | 242 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lacourt | 09 | 450 km W | 205 | 10.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 15 % · humidity 64 % |
| Lanloup | 22 | 922 km NW | 252 | 20.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Roque-Esclapon'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prunières | 05 | 94 km N | 318 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laye | 05 | 113 km N | 256 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villaroger | 73 | 209 km N | 355 | 23.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Sauze-du-Lac | 05 | 88 km N | 159 | 23.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puy-Sanières | 05 | 94 km N | 288 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Puy-Saint-Eusèbe | 05 | 96 km N | 191 | 27.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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