Bitche
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 56.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 69 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bitche (INSEE 57089) is in Moselle (57), part of CC du Pays de Bitche. Population 4,966 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/57089-bitche
Vitality score
Vitality score 56.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 69 % of the 4,722 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.39 |
| Social | 0.84 | 20 | 16.83 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.55 | 10 | 5.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.4 | 10 | 4 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.69 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DE LA PATISSERIE NICOLAS · AU GRAIN DE BLE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE DUBOIS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES GOURMANDISES DE HEIDI). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LUGA SA · SUPERMARCHE MATCH). [3,4]
14 × Restaurant (LE STRASBOURG · STOP PIZZA - LORNA GUILLET · LE RELAIS DES CHATEAUX FORTS · GOKMEN). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (L'AUBERGE DU LAC · LA LORRAINE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CHAMP DE MARS). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BARON DE GUNTZER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOUIS PASTEUR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES REMPARTS BICULTURELLE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN-JACQUES KIEFFER). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BERNARD JENNY, MÉDECIN · JEAN-JACQUES KUNTZ, MÉDECIN · MARC JACOB, MÉDECIN · JEAN ELEFTERIOU, MÉDECIN · CLAUDE MARTIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU FAUBOURG · PHARMACIE DE LA CITADELLE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE JOSEPH SCHAEFER · SERVICE TERRITORIAL DE SARREGUEMINES - BITCHE). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE ET COLLEGE SAINT AUGUSTIN · ECOLE BARON DE GUNTZER · GYMNASE MUNICIPAL TEYSSIER · COSEC). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (VVF ETANG DE HASSELFURTH). [3]
5 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE · SOCIETE GENERALE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE GRAND EST EUROPE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL PAYS DE BITCHE). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (CK COIFFURE · ARMONY COIFFURE · COIFFURE WEFF). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HÔTEL RESTAURANT LE STRASBOURG · LE RELAIS DES CHATEAUX FORTS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DE LA PATISSERIE NICOLAS · AU GRAIN DE BLE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE DUBOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LES GOURMANDISES DE HEIDI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LUGA SA · SUPERMARCHE MATCH | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 14 | LE STRASBOURG · STOP PIZZA - LORNA GUILLET · LE RELAIS DES CHATEAUX FORTS · GOKMEN | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | L'AUBERGE DU LAC · LA LORRAINE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CHAMP DE MARS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BARON DE GUNTZER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOUIS PASTEUR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES REMPARTS BICULTURELLE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN-JACQUES KIEFFER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | BERNARD JENNY, MÉDECIN · JEAN-JACQUES KUNTZ, MÉDECIN · MARC JACOB, MÉDECIN · JEAN ELEFTERIOU, MÉDECIN · CLAUDE MARTIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DU FAUBOURG · PHARMACIE DE LA CITADELLE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE JOSEPH SCHAEFER · SERVICE TERRITORIAL DE SARREGUEMINES - BITCHE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | LYCEE ET COLLEGE SAINT AUGUSTIN · ECOLE BARON DE GUNTZER · GYMNASE MUNICIPAL TEYSSIER · COSEC | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | VVF ETANG DE HASSELFURTH | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 5 | BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE · SOCIETE GENERALE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE GRAND EST EUROPE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL PAYS DE BITCHE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | CK COIFFURE · ARMONY COIFFURE · COIFFURE WEFF | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HÔTEL RESTAURANT LE STRASBOURG · LE RELAIS DES CHATEAUX FORTS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Wednesday 8h à 12h place Maurice SCHUMAN. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,267 (2012) → 4,966 (2023): -5.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,517 (1990) → 4,966 (2023): -10 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,424, of which 3.1 % second homes and 15.7 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bitche): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bitche): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Bitche): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bitche): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bitche): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 96 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MOUTERHOUSE weather station, 7.6 km away at 265 m; the village itself is at 304 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VOLMUNSTER, 8.8 km away at 358 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 54 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 960 mm of rain a year, spread over 134 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MOUTERHOUSE, 7.6 km away at 265 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57089/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.ville-bitche.fr/Bitche-quotidien/Marches— “Le marché hebdomadaire se tient tous les mercredis de 8h à 12h sur la place Maurice SCHUMAN”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57089/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57089/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57089/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57089
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers | 34 | 648 km SW | 4,979 | 58.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 38 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule | 03 | 435 km SW | 4,884 | 60.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Val d'Erdre-Auxence | 49 | 638 km W | 4,981 | 55 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 16 % |
| Amplepuis | 69 | 414 km SW | 4,876 | 59.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Souppes-sur-Loing | 77 | 358 km W | 4,952 | 57.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Sever | 40 | 849 km SW | 5,043 | 61.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 31 % · humidity 7 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souppes-sur-Loing | 77 | 358 km W | 4,952 | 57.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 35 % · humidity 100 % |
| Amplepuis | 69 | 414 km SW | 4,876 | 59.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 30 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pourçain-sur-Sioule | 03 | 435 km SW | 4,884 | 60.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Val d'Erdre-Auxence | 49 | 638 km W | 4,981 | 55 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 72 % · winter 16 % |
| Saint-Mathieu-de-Tréviers | 34 | 648 km SW | 4,979 | 58.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 38 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Sever | 40 | 849 km SW | 5,043 | 61.4 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 31 % · humidity 7 % |
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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 Bitche'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambert | 63 | 478 km SW | 6,517 | 63.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Éloy-les-Mines | 63 | 471 km SW | 3,480 | 46 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saône | 25 | 225 km SW | 3,195 | 46.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Entrelacs | 73 | 380 km S | 6,461 | 62.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-le-Gaz | 38 | 415 km S | 2,754 | 49.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse | 70 | 155 km SW | 2,814 | 63.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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