Morsbach
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Morsbach (INSEE 57484) is in Moselle (57), part of CA de Forbach Porte de France. Population 2,635 (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/57484-morsbach
Vitality score
Vitality score 52.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 7,939 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.69 | 20 | 13.75 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.69 |
| 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]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE BECKER). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE HAEN). [3]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EURL FUCHS). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (ANKA). [3,4]
8 × Restaurant (BUFFALO GRILL · LE CROCUS · LA P'TITE TAB' · AU VAL FLEURI · BY TK). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LES FRERES GRIMM). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ERCKMANN-CHATRIAN). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BERNARD WALSTER, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE HASSELMANN-WALSTER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SAINTE ANNE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MORSBACH AP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE SOCIAL CULTUREL ET SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL FORBACH ET ENVIRONS). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (SEILLER MARIE ODILE · CHRYSALIDE · LUDI.R). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bank.
Not found in the commune: Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BOULANGERIE BECKER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SARL BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE HAEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | EURL FUCHS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | ANKA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 8 | BUFFALO GRILL · LE CROCUS · LA P'TITE TAB' · AU VAL FLEURI · BY TK | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LES FRERES GRIMM | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ERCKMANN-CHATRIAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | BERNARD WALSTER, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE HASSELMANN-WALSTER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE SAINTE ANNE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | MORSBACH AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | CENTRE SOCIAL CULTUREL ET SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL FORBACH ET ENVIRONS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | SEILLER MARIE ODILE · CHRYSALIDE · LUDI.R | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 2,619 (2012) → 2,635 (2023): 0.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,464 (1990) → 2,635 (2023): 6.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,305, of which 0.6 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Morsbach): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Morsbach): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Morsbach): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Morsbach): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Morsbach): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 47 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SEINGBOUSE weather station, 5.3 km away at 347 m; the village itself is at 220 m. [9]
The village sits 127 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at SEINGBOUSE, 5.3 km away at 347 m, over 21 summers. [9]
That station sits 127 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 796 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at FORBACH, 2.4 km away at 205 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57484/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57484/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57484/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57484/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57484
- 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-Agathon | 22 | 732 km W | 2,169 | 60.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tourville-la-Rivière | 76 | 419 km W | 2,596 | 65.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beautor | 02 | 261 km W | 2,579 | 52.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| École-Valentin | 25 | 221 km S | 2,579 | 65.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nivolas-Vermelle | 38 | 418 km S | 2,706 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chadrac | 43 | 509 km SW | 2,542 | 63.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École-Valentin | 25 | 221 km S | 2,579 | 65.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Beautor | 02 | 261 km W | 2,579 | 52.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nivolas-Vermelle | 38 | 418 km S | 2,706 | 62.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tourville-la-Rivière | 76 | 419 km W | 2,596 | 65.4 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chadrac | 43 | 509 km SW | 2,542 | 63.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Agathon | 22 | 732 km W | 2,169 | 60.9 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Morsbach'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beautor | 02 | 261 km W | 2,579 | 52.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| École-Valentin | 25 | 221 km S | 2,579 | 65.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Willems | 59 | 307 km NW | 2,941 | 59 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thiant | 59 | 276 km NW | 2,914 | 57.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Faremoutiers | 77 | 285 km W | 3,057 | 49 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-en-Serval | 60 | 315 km W | 3,084 | 49.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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