Phalsbourg
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 86 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Phalsbourg (INSEE 57540) is in Moselle (57), part of CC du Pays de Phalsbourg. Population 4,688 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/57540-phalsbourg
Vitality score
Vitality score 62.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 86 % of the 4,949 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 | 0.44 | 25 | 11.07 |
| Social | 0.89 | 20 | 17.74 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.19 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.74 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL AU PAIN DORE · L'INSTANT GOURMAND · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · CHEZ LOIC ET CHRISTEL). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE FECHTER). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALDI MARCHE SARL). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE · PHALSDIS). [3,4]
24 × Restaurant (CAFETERIA MAISONS ROUGES · LE CHABROT S.A.R.L · ALLO PIZZA EXPRESS · LA PRIMACASA · LES P'TITS BONHEURS). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (L ADRESS · DREAMS CLUB · AU CHEVAL NOIR). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE TROIS MAISONS). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CENTRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE TROIS MAISONS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE · ECOLE PRIVEE SENTIERS D'ENFANCE ECOLE PRIVEE SENTIERS D'ENFANCE). [3]
3 × Collège (ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE SENTIERS D'ENFANCE · COLLEGE ERCKMANN-CHATRIAN · COLLEGE). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MICHEL HUBER, MÉDECIN · MICHEL SCHEIL, MÉDECIN · YVES MOISSETTE, MÉDECIN · MARC HINSCHBERGER, MÉDECIN · EMMANUEL ARNOLD, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L AIGLE · PHARMACIE DES VOSGES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE MICHEL LÉVY). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE CLUB). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE LYCEE ERKMANN CHATRIAN · SALLE JACQUES GLASSMANN · SALLE VAUBAN). [3]
4 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE GRAND EST EUROPE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL PAYS DE PHALSBOURG). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (MCM COIFFURE · NICOLAS · INFINITIFS · COIFFURE D'OR OU D'EBENE · BACKLIGT). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL ERCKMANN CHATRIAN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 6 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | SARL AU PAIN DORE · L'INSTANT GOURMAND · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE · CHEZ LOIC ET CHRISTEL | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE FECHTER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | ALDI MARCHE SARL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | INTERMARCHE · PHALSDIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 24 | CAFETERIA MAISONS ROUGES · LE CHABROT S.A.R.L · ALLO PIZZA EXPRESS · LA PRIMACASA · LES P'TITS BONHEURS | INSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 35 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | L ADRESS · DREAMS CLUB · AU CHEVAL NOIR | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE TROIS MAISONS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CENTRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE TROIS MAISONS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE · ECOLE PRIVEE SENTIERS D'ENFANCE ECOLE PRIVEE SENTIERS D'ENFANCE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 3 | ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE SENTIERS D'ENFANCE · COLLEGE ERCKMANN-CHATRIAN · COLLEGE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | MICHEL HUBER, MÉDECIN · MICHEL SCHEIL, MÉDECIN · YVES MOISSETTE, MÉDECIN · MARC HINSCHBERGER, MÉDECIN · EMMANUEL ARNOLD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE L AIGLE · PHARMACIE DES VOSGES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE INTERCOMMUNALE MICHEL LÉVY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE CLUB | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COLLEGE LYCEE ERKMANN CHATRIAN · SALLE JACQUES GLASSMANN · SALLE VAUBAN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE LOCALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE GRAND EST EUROPE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL PAYS DE PHALSBOURG | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | MCM COIFFURE · NICOLAS · INFINITIFS · COIFFURE D'OR OU D'EBENE · BACKLIGT | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL ERCKMANN CHATRIAN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday vendredi matin Sur la place d'Armes. [5]
Trajectory
Population 4,789 (2012) → 4,688 (2023): -2.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,189 (1990) → 4,688 (2023): 11.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,358, of which 2.6 % second homes and 9.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Phalsbourg): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Phalsbourg): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Phalsbourg): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Phalsbourg): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Phalsbourg): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 63 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PHALSBOURG_SAPC weather station, 3.4 km away at 377 m; the village itself is at 335 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PHALSBOURG_SAPC, 3.4 km away at 377 m, over 21 summers. [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, 3.4 km away at 377 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 — 57540/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.phalsbourg.fr/Vie-pratique/Marches.html— “Sur la place d'Armes, le vendredi matin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57540/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57540/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57540/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57540
- 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-Georges-de-Reneins | 69 | 356 km SW | 4,677 | 57.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire | 16 | 670 km SW | 4,726 | 60.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 82 % · humidity 71 % |
| Plaintel | 22 | 742 km W | 4,602 | 55.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cabannes | 13 | 574 km S | 4,595 | 48.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 71 % |
| Les Monts d'Aunay | 14 | 577 km W | 4,777 | 57.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hagetmau | 40 | 829 km SW | 4,624 | 61.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 54 % · humidity 14 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Georges-de-Reneins | 69 | 356 km SW | 4,677 | 57.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cabannes | 13 | 574 km S | 4,595 | 48.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 71 % |
| Les Monts d'Aunay | 14 | 577 km W | 4,777 | 57.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire | 16 | 670 km SW | 4,726 | 60.6 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 82 % · humidity 71 % |
| Plaintel | 22 | 742 km W | 4,602 | 55.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hagetmau | 40 | 829 km SW | 4,624 | 61.8 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 26 % · winter 54 % · humidity 14 % |
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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 Phalsbourg'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sézanne | 51 | 259 km W | 4,576 | 54.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Guise | 02 | 292 km NW | 4,490 | 63.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Witry-lès-Reims | 51 | 236 km W | 4,950 | 48 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Breteuil | 60 | 373 km W | 4,222 | 58.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brionne | 27 | 479 km W | 4,185 | 53.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moreuil | 80 | 364 km W | 3,936 | 47.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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