Mouterhouse
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 15.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mouterhouse (INSEE 57489) is in Moselle (57), part of CC du Pays de Bitche. Population 270 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 15.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % of the 17,588 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.37 | 10 | 3.71 |
| Housing mix | 0.68 | 5 | 3.39 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA BONNE FAMILLE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU GRAND ETANG). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | LA BONNE FAMILLE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL DU GRAND ETANG | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 279 (2012) → 270 (2023): -3.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 310 (1990) → 270 (2023): -12.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 155, of which 16.1 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Baerenthal): 4.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Baerenthal): 2.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Baerenthal): 4.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Goetzenbruck): 5.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Baerenthal): 4.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
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, 0.2 km away at 265 m; the village itself is at 226 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at VOLMUNSTER, 16.6 km away at 358 m, over 23 summers. [10]
That station sits 132 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, 0.2 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 — 57489/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57489/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57489/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57489/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57046
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57250
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cayriech | 82 | 692 km SW | 270 | 23.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 24 % · humidity 71 % |
| Aux-Aussat | 32 | 828 km SW | 269 | 21.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 18 % |
| Le Hanouard | 76 | 499 km W | 271 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 22 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tanis | 50 | 653 km W | 268 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 7 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sazilly | 37 | 567 km W | 273 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 26 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Villars | 71 | 331 km SW | 274 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 59 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Villars | 71 | 331 km SW | 274 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 59 % · humidity 64 % |
| Le Hanouard | 76 | 499 km W | 271 | 17.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 22 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sazilly | 37 | 567 km W | 273 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 26 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tanis | 50 | 653 km W | 268 | 17.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 7 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cayriech | 82 | 692 km SW | 270 | 23.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 24 % · humidity 71 % |
| Aux-Aussat | 32 | 828 km SW | 269 | 21.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 18 % |
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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 Mouterhouse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usson | 63 | 494 km SW | 286 | 22.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marcieux | 73 | 396 km S | 240 | 23.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dampierre-lès-Conflans | 70 | 157 km SW | 264 | 10.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cressia | 39 | 310 km SW | 243 | 24.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vodable | 63 | 505 km SW | 194 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jasney | 70 | 155 km SW | 190 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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