Benfeld
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 61.5/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 81 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Benfeld (INSEE 67028) is in Bas-Rhin (67), part of CC du Canton d'Erstein. Population 5,973 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/67028-benfeld
Vitality score
Vitality score 61.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 81 % of the 3,955 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 | 0.52 | 25 | 12.94 |
| Social | 0.69 | 20 | 13.75 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.68 | 10 | 6.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.88 | 10 | 8.79 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.89 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FOURNIL DE LOUISE · SUCRETSEL · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE PETRY KEVIN). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE-CHARCUTERIE DREYFUSS · CHEZ FRETZ). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DEDE HARUN). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (MAEVA · NORMA SARL · ALDI MARCHE SARL). [3,4]
16 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT SRI SHAI RAM · FUN PIZZA · CHEZ NICO · LA VIGNETTE · AU ZOLL). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE VOSGES · ECOL MATE CENTRE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOL PRIM PUB ETS INTC BRIAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ROHAN). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ROBERT SCHUMAN). [3]
15 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHARLÈNE AVRIAL, MÉDECIN · LUC KISTLER, MÉDECIN · MANON HILGERT, MÉDECIN · ANNE-LISE HOLVECK, MÉDECIN · CARINE GOULHEN, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L HOTEL DE VILLE · GRANDE PHARMACIE DE L EUROPE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE BENFELD). [3]
1 × Cinema (REX). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAN D EAU). [3]
5 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE LOCALE CRED AGRIC BENFELD RHINAU · CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES · BANQUE CIC EST · CCM REGION DE BENFELD). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (SCHNEIDER · APPARENCE - JUSTE POUR SOI · F.Y BARBER). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LE FOURNIL DE LOUISE · SUCRETSEL · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE PETRY KEVIN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE-CHARCUTERIE DREYFUSS · CHEZ FRETZ | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | DEDE HARUN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | MAEVA · NORMA SARL · ALDI MARCHE SARL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 16 | RESTAURANT SRI SHAI RAM · FUN PIZZA · CHEZ NICO · LA VIGNETTE · AU ZOLL | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOL MATE VOSGES · ECOL MATE CENTRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOL PRIM PUB ETS INTC BRIAND · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ROHAN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ROBERT SCHUMAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 15 | CHARLÈNE AVRIAL, MÉDECIN · LUC KISTLER, MÉDECIN · MANON HILGERT, MÉDECIN · ANNE-LISE HOLVECK, MÉDECIN · CARINE GOULHEN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE L HOTEL DE VILLE · GRANDE PHARMACIE DE L EUROPE | 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 DE BENFELD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | REX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAN D EAU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 5 | BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE LOCALE CRED AGRIC BENFELD RHINAU · CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES · BANQUE CIC EST · CCM REGION DE BENFELD | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 9 | SCHNEIDER · APPARENCE - JUSTE POUR SOI · F.Y BARBER | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Monday, Saturday. [5,6]
Trajectory
Population 5,667 (2012) → 5,973 (2023): 5.4 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 4,330 (1990) → 5,973 (2023): 37.9 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,946, of which 1.1 % second homes and 7.6 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Benfeld): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Benfeld): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [10]
GP (Benfeld): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Benfeld): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Benfeld): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 76 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the DIEBOLSHEIM weather station, 10.7 km away at 162 m; the village itself is at 161 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at SELESTAT SA, 13.9 km away at 173 m, over 29 summers. [11]
An average of 666 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 5.9 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at EBERSHEIM, 10.2 km away at 164 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67028/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/5/b7c95c8c-feae-33ef-8c58-70b37fa1a997— “Petit marché du terroir du samedi matin.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/5/4e6e91c6-0dc4-3129-9089-c247006846e6— “Marché hebdomadaire du lundi matin.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67028/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67028/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67028/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 67028
- 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-Denis-de-Pile | 33 | 703 km SW | 5,955 | 46.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 36 % · humidity 0 % |
| Maule | 78 | 426 km W | 6,083 | 56.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Haute-Goulaine | 44 | 687 km W | 6,095 | 58.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boé | 47 | 711 km SW | 5,846 | 66.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 43 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon | 69 | 368 km SW | 6,186 | 55.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pecquencourt | 59 | 388 km NW | 6,092 | 46.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon | 69 | 368 km SW | 6,186 | 55.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pecquencourt | 59 | 388 km NW | 6,092 | 46.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 64 % · humidity 93 % |
| Maule | 78 | 426 km W | 6,083 | 56.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 66 % · humidity 93 % |
| Haute-Goulaine | 44 | 687 km W | 6,095 | 58.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Denis-de-Pile | 33 | 703 km SW | 5,955 | 46.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 36 % · humidity 0 % |
| Boé | 47 | 711 km SW | 5,846 | 66.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 43 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Benfeld'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Châtenoy-le-Royal | 71 | 273 km SW | 6,267 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds | 42 | 403 km SW | 6,563 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ensisheim | 68 | 59 km S | 7,306 | 56.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Thoiry | 01 | 267 km SW | 6,569 | 54.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Blanzy | 71 | 304 km SW | 5,955 | 50.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sorbiers | 42 | 399 km SW | 8,116 | 65.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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