Bellefosse
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 19.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bellefosse (INSEE 67026) is in Bas-Rhin (67), part of CC de la Vallée de la Bruche. Population 170 (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 19.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 15,019 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 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.11 | 5 | 0.57 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DE LA CHARBONNIERE). [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 | AUBERGE DE LA CHARBONNIERE | 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 | 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 135 (2012) → 170 (2023): 25.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 95 (1990) → 170 (2023): 78.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 131, of which 44.3 % second homes and 2.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Blaise-la-Roche): 3.9 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Blaise-la-Roche): 4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Rothau): 6.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saint-Blaise-la-Roche): 3.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Waldersbach): 1.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 2 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BELMONT weather station, 3.8 km away at 1,065 m; the village itself is at 633 m. [11]
The village sits 432 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BELMONT, 3.8 km away at 1,065 m, over 18 summers. [11]
That station sits 432 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,330 mm of rain a year, spread over 151 days — about 8.8 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BELMONT, 3.8 km away at 1,065 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67026/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67026/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67026/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67026/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 67424
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 67414
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 67513
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sailhan | 65 | 819 km SW | 172 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Cirgues | 43 | 464 km SW | 165 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bédeilhac-et-Aynat | 09 | 755 km SW | 178 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lachapelle-sous-Chanéac | 07 | 443 km SW | 158 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Planzolles | 07 | 495 km SW | 164 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-sur-Dun | 76 | 491 km W | 162 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lachapelle-sous-Chanéac | 07 | 443 km SW | 158 | 13.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Cirgues | 43 | 464 km SW | 165 | 15.1 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Chapelle-sur-Dun | 76 | 491 km W | 162 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Planzolles | 07 | 495 km SW | 164 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bédeilhac-et-Aynat | 09 | 755 km SW | 178 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 74 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sailhan | 65 | 819 km SW | 172 | 19.9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 74 % · 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 Bellefosse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venanson | 06 | 484 km S | 195 | 22.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Belmont | 67 | 1.6 km NE | 169 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nyer | 66 | 758 km SW | 148 | 9.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Goldbach-Altenbach | 68 | 60 km S | 261 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lacombe | 11 | 677 km SW | 188 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lastic | 63 | 462 km SW | 98 | 2.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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