Spicheren
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Spicheren (INSEE 57659) is in Moselle (57), part of CA de Forbach Porte de France. Population 3,143 (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/57659-spicheren
Vitality score
Vitality score 40.4/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 24 % of the 6,851 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.55 | 20 | 11.07 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.54 | 10 | 5.45 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL LA CUISSON DOREE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE RUSSO). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE · KAROL). [3,4]
5 × Restaurant (DA LILLO · CASA PIZZA). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE VILLAGE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARTINE BOENISCH-EHRHARDT, MÉDECIN · MICHEL FLORSCH, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SAINT LAURENT). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SPICHEREN AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (KETIE COIFFURE · BASILE KATYA). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | SARL LA CUISSON DOREE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE RUSSO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE · KAROL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 5 | DA LILLO · CASA PIZZA | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE VILLAGE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | MARTINE BOENISCH-EHRHARDT, MÉDECIN · MICHEL FLORSCH, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE SAINT LAURENT | 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 | SPICHEREN AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | KETIE COIFFURE · BASILE KATYA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 3,198 (2012) → 3,143 (2023): -1.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,008 (1990) → 3,143 (2023): 4.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,581, of which 0.9 % second homes and 6.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Spicheren): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Spicheren): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Spicheren): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Spicheren): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Spicheren): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SEINGBOUSE weather station, 12 km away at 347 m; the village itself is at 315 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at SEINGBOUSE, 12 km away at 347 m, over 21 summers. [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, 5.6 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 — 57659/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57659/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57659/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 57659/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 57659
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontoy | 57 | 72 km W | 3,184 | 44.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 84 % |
| Houplin-Ancoisne | 59 | 322 km NW | 3,326 | 34.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fleurbaix | 62 | 337 km NW | 2,947 | 52.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 96 % |
| Verquin | 62 | 343 km NW | 3,445 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis | 61 | 512 km W | 3,636 | 31.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Moirans | 38 | 441 km S | 3,620 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontoy | 57 | 72 km W | 3,184 | 44.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 97 % · winter 84 % |
| Houplin-Ancoisne | 59 | 322 km NW | 3,326 | 34.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fleurbaix | 62 | 337 km NW | 2,947 | 52.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 96 % |
| Verquin | 62 | 343 km NW | 3,445 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-Moirans | 38 | 441 km S | 3,620 | 45.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 18 % · winter 69 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis | 61 | 512 km W | 3,636 | 31.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 80 % · 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 Spicheren'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verquin | 62 | 343 km NW | 3,445 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Agnetz | 60 | 333 km W | 3,058 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crouy | 02 | 262 km W | 3,049 | 39.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ailly-sur-Somme | 80 | 353 km W | 3,003 | 33.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hornaing | 59 | 291 km NW | 3,496 | 41.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saleux | 80 | 349 km W | 2,739 | 48.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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