Mittelbronn

Identity

Mittelbronn (INSEE 57468) is in Moselle (57), part of CC du Pays de Phalsbourg. Population 636 (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.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/57468-mittelbronn

Vitality score

Vitality score 49/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 91 % of the 16,802 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.

Services

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. ^[3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES DELICES DE NANA). ^[3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (ZIMMERMANN ET FILS). ^[3]

2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (NORMA SARL · PRO-FRAIS SAS). ^[3,4]

1 × Restaurant (AU MOULIN POULAILLON). ^[3,4]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). ^[3]

1 × Hairdresser. ^[3,4]

1 × Hotel (HÔTEL RESTAURANT DU ST AUGUSTIN). ^[3,4]

Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. ^[3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

Population 671 (2012) → 636 (2023): -5.2 % over 10 years. ^[5,1]

Population 556 (1990) → 636 (2023): 14.4 % over 30 years. ^[6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 307, of which 2 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. ^[7]

Access and surroundings

Bakery (Mittelbronn): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). ^[8]

Food shop (Mittelbronn): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). ^[8]

GP (Phalsbourg): 1.9 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Phalsbourg): 2.2 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Mittelbronn): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). ^[8]

Climate

An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 56 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the PHALSBOURG_SAPC weather station, 5.6 km away at 377 m; the village itself is at 310 m. ^[10]

The village sits 67 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 2 days a summer. ^[10]

Humidity measured at PHALSBOURG_SAPC, 5.6 km away at 377 m, over 21 summers. ^[10]

That station sits 67 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 868 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at PHALSBOURG_SAPC, 5.6 km away at 377 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[10]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57468/2023
2. INSEE density grid 2026
3. INSEE BPE 2025
4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57468/2012
6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57468/1990
7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57468/logement/2023
8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 57468
9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 57540
10. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024