Alsting
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 19 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Alsting (INSEE 57013) is in Moselle (57), part of CA de Forbach Porte de France. Population 2,480 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/57013-alsting
Vitality score
Vitality score 34.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 19 % of the 8,302 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.46 | 10 | 4.63 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LAETI S'BROT). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (SNACK M'ALAIN · FA SI LA MANGER). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PASTEUR). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANDRE PELLEGRINI, MÉDECIN · HAKAM CHAKAKI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ALSTING RP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ALSTING SPICHEREN). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LAETI S'BROT | 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 | 4 | SNACK M'ALAIN · FA SI LA MANGER | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PASTEUR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | ANDRE PELLEGRINI, MÉDECIN · HAKAM CHAKAKI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | ALSTING RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE POLYVALENTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL ALSTING SPICHEREN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 2,623 (2012) → 2,480 (2023): -5.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,574 (1990) → 2,480 (2023): -3.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,263, of which 1.6 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Alsting): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Spicheren): 2.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Alsting): 0 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Spicheren): 2.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Alsting): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 77 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the REMELFING weather station, 13 km away at 220 m; the village itself is at 263 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SEINGBOUSE, 13.4 km away at 347 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 84 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 796 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FORBACH, 8.1 km away at 205 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 — 57013/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57013/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57013/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57013/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57013
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57659
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oberschaeffolsheim | 67 | 81 km SE | 2,597 | 40.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourguébus | 14 | 530 km W | 2,613 | 40.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Monastère | 12 | 634 km SW | 2,295 | 44.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lahonce | 64 | 902 km SW | 2,740 | 39 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 15 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sayat | 63 | 476 km SW | 2,529 | 44.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Schœneck | 57 | 7.1 km NW | 2,435 | 29.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schœneck | 57 | 7.1 km NW | 2,435 | 29.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oberschaeffolsheim | 67 | 81 km SE | 2,597 | 40.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sayat | 63 | 476 km SW | 2,529 | 44.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourguébus | 14 | 530 km W | 2,613 | 40.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Monastère | 12 | 634 km SW | 2,295 | 44.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lahonce | 64 | 902 km SW | 2,740 | 39 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 15 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Alsting'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosenau | 68 | 176 km S | 2,396 | 37.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Forges | 88 | 120 km S | 1,776 | 40.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chevry | 01 | 330 km S | 2,372 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sergy | 01 | 334 km S | 2,288 | 33.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bazeilles | 08 | 156 km W | 2,470 | 52.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ruelisheim | 68 | 153 km S | 2,519 | 33.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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