Forbach
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 69/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 71 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Forbach (INSEE 57227) is in Moselle (57), part of CA de Forbach Porte de France. Population 20,493 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/57227-forbach
Vitality score
Vitality score 69/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 71 % of the 1,175 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 | 0.73 | 25 | 18.21 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.5 |
| Education | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Health | 0.66 | 10 | 6.56 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.08 |
| Population trend | 0.26 | 10 | 2.57 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
20 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SOC D'EXPLOITATION DES ETS GREFF · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SAINTE CROIX · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE PHILIPPE · SARL OZAN). [3,4]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (GDV GESTION DES VIANDES · BOUCHERIE KAMIN ET FILS · PRODOR DISTRIBUTION · BM SAS · PROVALL DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
13 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (NORMA SARL · ETS ROCCHI · STUDIO COMME J'AIME · KRIOUA MARCELLIN · EPICERIE DU COIN). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (LIDL · INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR). [3,4]
69 × Restaurant (TROIS K · TRAN · ELIANE ET SAID · BLUE · AIELLO SERGIO). [3,4]
24 × Café / bar (CAFE DE LA CHOPE · SCENIQUEMENT VOTRE · AU RENDEZ-VOUS DES CHASSEURS · CAFE TIME'S · LE GOLD). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE BELLEVUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LOUIS HOUPERT). [3]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE BRUCH · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARIENAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU CENTRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BELLEVUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOUIS HOUPERT). [3]
3 × Collège (COLLEGE PIERRE ADT · COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · COLLEGE). [3]
15 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIE ERKEL, MÉDECIN · PASCAL EYNIUS, MÉDECIN · PASCAL MEYER, MÉDECIN · SIMONE DELESSARD, MÉDECIN · PATRICK REMIENS, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE PESCH · GRANDE PHARMACIE DU LION · PHARMACIE WEBER · PHARMACIE KILLIAN · PHARMACIE NOUVELLE LEROY). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (FORBACH WIESBERG AP · FORBACH MARIENAU AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Cinema (PARIS). [3]
8 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE BLAISE PASCAL · ECOLE DU WIESBERG QUARTIER DU WIESBERG · ECOLE DE MARIENAU QUARTIER DU MARIENAU · GYMNASE DE L EXTERNAT DE LA PROVIDENCE · GYMNASE DE BELLEVUE). [3]
8 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · BANQUE CIC EST). [3]
38 × Hairdresser (LES NUANCES DE LEA · AUTRE ESPRIT DE BEAUTE · MAISON GERARD LAURENT). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (MERCURE HOTEL FORBACH CENTRE DE LOISIRS · HÔTEL PREMIUM · IBIS BUDGET FORBACH). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Supermarket, 19 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 6 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 20 | SOC D'EXPLOITATION DES ETS GREFF · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE SAINTE CROIX · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE PHILIPPE · SARL OZAN | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 30 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | GDV GESTION DES VIANDES · BOUCHERIE KAMIN ET FILS · PRODOR DISTRIBUTION · BM SAS · PROVALL DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 13 | NORMA SARL · ETS ROCCHI · STUDIO COMME J'AIME · KRIOUA MARCELLIN · EPICERIE DU COIN | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | LIDL · INTERMARCHE · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 69 | TROIS K · TRAN · ELIANE ET SAID · BLUE · AIELLO SERGIO | INSEE BPE 69 / INSEE SIRENE 115 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 24 | CAFE DE LA CHOPE · SCENIQUEMENT VOTRE · AU RENDEZ-VOUS DES CHASSEURS · CAFE TIME'S · LE GOLD | INSEE SIRENE 24 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE BELLEVUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LOUIS HOUPERT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE BRUCH · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARIENAU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU CENTRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BELLEVUE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LOUIS HOUPERT | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | COLLEGE PIERRE ADT · COLLEGE JEAN MOULIN · COLLEGE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 15 | MARIE ERKEL, MÉDECIN · PASCAL EYNIUS, MÉDECIN · PASCAL MEYER, MÉDECIN · SIMONE DELESSARD, MÉDECIN · PATRICK REMIENS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | PHARMACIE PESCH · GRANDE PHARMACIE DU LION · PHARMACIE WEBER · PHARMACIE KILLIAN · PHARMACIE NOUVELLE LEROY | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | FORBACH WIESBERG AP · FORBACH MARIENAU AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | PARIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 8 | LYCEE BLAISE PASCAL · ECOLE DU WIESBERG QUARTIER DU WIESBERG · ECOLE DE MARIENAU QUARTIER DU MARIENAU · GYMNASE DE L EXTERNAT DE LA PROVIDENCE · GYMNASE DE BELLEVUE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 8 | BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRICOLE · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS · BANQUE CIC EST | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 38 | LES NUANCES DE LEA · AUTRE ESPRIT DE BEAUTE · MAISON GERARD LAURENT | INSEE BPE 38 / INSEE SIRENE 51 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | MERCURE HOTEL FORBACH CENTRE DE LOISIRS · HÔTEL PREMIUM · IBIS BUDGET FORBACH | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Friday matin Place Aristide Briand. [5]
Trajectory
Population 21,475 (2012) → 20,493 (2023): -4.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 27,076 (1990) → 20,493 (2023): -24.3 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 10,934, of which 1.2 % second homes and 16.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Forbach): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Forbach): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Forbach): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Forbach): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Forbach): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SEINGBOUSE weather station, 8 km away at 347 m; the village itself is at 218 m. [10]
The village sits 129 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.89 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SEINGBOUSE, 8 km away at 347 m, over 21 summers. [10]
That station sits 129 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, 0.6 km away at 205 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 — 57227/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— http://www.mairie-forbach.fr/marches-braderies— “Chaque mardi et vendredi matin se retrouvent à Forbach quelques 70 commerçants”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57227/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57227/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57227/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57227
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cugnaux | 31 | 759 km SW | 20,662 | 63.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 70 % · humidity 50 % |
| Halluin | 59 | 323 km NW | 20,715 | 63.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 85 % |
| Le Creusot | 71 | 322 km SW | 20,509 | 61.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Denain | 59 | 282 km NW | 20,665 | 69.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fougères | 35 | 601 km W | 20,307 | 74 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cournon-d'Auvergne | 63 | 473 km SW | 19,951 | 57.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denain | 59 | 282 km NW | 20,665 | 69.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Creusot | 71 | 322 km SW | 20,509 | 61.5 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Halluin | 59 | 323 km NW | 20,715 | 63.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 85 % |
| Cournon-d'Auvergne | 63 | 473 km SW | 19,951 | 57.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fougères | 35 | 601 km W | 20,307 | 74 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cugnaux | 31 | 759 km SW | 20,662 | 63.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 70 % · 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 Forbach'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagny-sur-Marne | 77 | 307 km W | 21,461 | 71 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montereau-Fault-Yonne | 77 | 302 km W | 22,279 | 77.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cyr-l'École | 78 | 355 km W | 21,268 | 67.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Louviers | 27 | 416 km W | 18,705 | 68.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moissy-Cramayel | 77 | 320 km W | 18,511 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Dizier | 52 | 155 km W | 22,858 | 70.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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