Montbronn
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 39.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 45 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Montbronn (INSEE 57477) is in Moselle (57), part of CC du Pays de Bitche. Population 1,578 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/57477-montbronn
Vitality score
Vitality score 39.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 45 % of the 11,239 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.29 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.94 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE ROHR · AUX PLAISIRS DES PAINS). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (PIZZA TRADIZIONE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PATRICK PILMES, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE MONTBRONN). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL PAYS DE BITCHE). [3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BOULANGERIE ROHR · AUX PLAISIRS DES PAINS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | PIZZA TRADIZIONE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | PATRICK PILMES, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE MONTBRONN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL PAYS DE BITCHE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 1,661 (2012) → 1,578 (2023): -5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,698 (1990) → 1,578 (2023): -7.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 799, of which 0.6 % second homes and 11.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Montbronn): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche): 3.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Montbronn): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Montbronn): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Montbronn): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 98 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MOUTERHOUSE weather station, 10.7 km away at 265 m; the village itself is at 348 m. [10]
The village sits 83 m above 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 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VOLMUNSTER, 15.6 km away at 358 m, over 23 summers. [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, 10.7 km away at 265 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 — 57477/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57477/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57477/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57477/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57477
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57619
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meistratzheim | 67 | 63 km S | 1,570 | 42.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thorey-en-Plaine | 21 | 255 km SW | 1,176 | 46.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hautot-sur-Mer | 76 | 464 km W | 1,870 | 46.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 1 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tricot | 60 | 348 km W | 1,392 | 41.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Foy-l'Argentière | 69 | 423 km SW | 1,312 | 52.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Véron | 89 | 310 km W | 1,849 | 38.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meistratzheim | 67 | 63 km S | 1,570 | 42.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 46 % · humidity 86 % |
| Thorey-en-Plaine | 21 | 255 km SW | 1,176 | 46.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Véron | 89 | 310 km W | 1,849 | 38.4 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tricot | 60 | 348 km W | 1,392 | 41.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 39 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Foy-l'Argentière | 69 | 423 km SW | 1,312 | 52.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hautot-sur-Mer | 76 | 464 km W | 1,870 | 46.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 1 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Montbronn'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goetzenbruck | 57 | 5.7 km E | 1,484 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lemberg | 57 | 5.3 km E | 1,428 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gouzon | 23 | 491 km SW | 1,558 | 50.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cussac-sur-Loire | 43 | 516 km SW | 1,653 | 39.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Julien-Mont-Denis | 73 | 421 km S | 1,506 | 30.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boëge | 74 | 317 km S | 1,983 | 61.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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