Bischwiller
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 18 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bischwiller (INSEE 67046) is in Bas-Rhin (67), part of CA de Haguenau. Population 12,242 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/67046-bischwiller
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 18 % of the 1,996 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 | 0.27 | 25 | 6.7 |
| Social | 0.72 | 20 | 14.35 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.56 | 10 | 5.58 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.62 | 10 | 6.16 |
| 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]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DE LA BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DORFFER · KARCHER & CO · SOC EXPL BOULANG PATISSERIE KAUFFMANN · PLACE DES DELICES · BOULANGERIE KAYE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE MUTLU). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CHEZ MIRE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (BISCHWILLER DISTRIBUTION-BISCHWIDIS). [3,4]
28 × Restaurant (AU BORD DE LA MODER · H.B · ANGELEVENEMENT). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (BRASSERIE AU LION D'OR · AU CYGNE). [4]
5 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOL MATE PUB HASENSPRUNG · ECOL MATE REBGARTEN · ECOL MATE PUB CENTRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LUHBERG). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (GROUPE SCOLAIRE FOCH-MENUISIERS · ECOLEPRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ERLENBERG). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ANDRE MAUROIS). [3]
13 × GP (médecin généraliste) (THOMAS HIEBER, MÉDECIN · ANTOINE BSAIBES, MÉDECIN · MICHAËL GUTEKUNST, MÉDECIN · FRÉDÉRIC MATTER, MÉDECIN · ANTOINE PIEMONT, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MENDLER · PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE PARISIENNE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE BISCHWILLER). [3]
1 × Cinema (CENTRE CULTUREL CLAUDE VIGEE). [3]
7 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE SPORTIF DE L OBERMATT · GYMNASE ECOLE ERLENBERG · GYMNASE ECOLE FOCH · GYMNASE DE L ECOLE MEUNUISIER · GYMNASE DU L E P). [3]
5 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES · BANQUE CIC EST · CAISSE D'EPARGNE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BISCHWILLER ENVIR). [3]
11 × Hairdresser (LKS COIFFURE · SHINE & STYLE · LE SALON DE JULIA · DOGO). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE VERGER DE BISCHWILLER). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 5 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DE LA BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DORFFER · KARCHER & CO · SOC EXPL BOULANG PATISSERIE KAUFFMANN · PLACE DES DELICES · BOULANGERIE KAYE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE MUTLU | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | CHEZ MIRE | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | BISCHWILLER DISTRIBUTION-BISCHWIDIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 28 | AU BORD DE LA MODER · H.B · ANGELEVENEMENT | INSEE BPE 28 / INSEE SIRENE 46 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | BRASSERIE AU LION D'OR · AU CYGNE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 5 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOL MATE PUB HASENSPRUNG · ECOL MATE REBGARTEN · ECOL MATE PUB CENTRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE LUHBERG | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | GROUPE SCOLAIRE FOCH-MENUISIERS · ECOLEPRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ERLENBERG | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ANDRE MAUROIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 13 | THOMAS HIEBER, MÉDECIN · ANTOINE BSAIBES, MÉDECIN · MICHAËL GUTEKUNST, MÉDECIN · FRÉDÉRIC MATTER, MÉDECIN · ANTOINE PIEMONT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE MENDLER · PHARMACIE CENTRALE · PHARMACIE PARISIENNE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 BISCHWILLER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CENTRE CULTUREL CLAUDE VIGEE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 7 | CENTRE SPORTIF DE L OBERMATT · GYMNASE ECOLE ERLENBERG · GYMNASE ECOLE FOCH · GYMNASE DE L ECOLE MEUNUISIER · GYMNASE DU L E P | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES · BANQUE CIC EST · CAISSE D'EPARGNE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BISCHWILLER ENVIR | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 11 | LKS COIFFURE · SHINE & STYLE · LE SALON DE JULIA · DOGO | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | LE VERGER DE BISCHWILLER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 12,643 (2012) → 12,242 (2023): -3.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 10,969 (1990) → 12,242 (2023): 11.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,483, of which 0.9 % second homes and 9.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bischwiller): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bischwiller): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Bischwiller): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bischwiller): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bischwiller): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the STATTMATTEN weather station, 10.7 km away at 120 m; the village itself is at 137 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 4 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at STATTMATTEN SA, 10.8 km away at 121 m, over 11 summers. [9]
An average of 830 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at HAGUENAU, 8.7 km away at 153 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 — 67046/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67046/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67046/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67046/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 67046
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont-Sainte-Maxence | 60 | 388 km W | 12,361 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
| Harnes | 62 | 403 km NW | 12,247 | 45.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 72 % |
| Vernouillet | 28 | 477 km W | 12,310 | 55.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Bully-les-Mines | 62 | 415 km NW | 12,146 | 52.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 72 % |
| Raismes | 59 | 363 km NW | 12,199 | 53.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pont-du-Château | 63 | 480 km SW | 12,412 | 54.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raismes | 59 | 363 km NW | 12,199 | 53.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 54 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pont-Sainte-Maxence | 60 | 388 km W | 12,361 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 76 % · humidity 79 % |
| Harnes | 62 | 403 km NW | 12,247 | 45.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 72 % |
| Bully-les-Mines | 62 | 415 km NW | 12,146 | 52.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 59 % · winter 72 % |
| Vernouillet | 28 | 477 km W | 12,310 | 55.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| Pont-du-Château | 63 | 480 km SW | 12,412 | 54.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Bischwiller'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Motte-Servolex | 73 | 383 km SW | 12,067 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Yzeure | 03 | 417 km SW | 12,897 | 47.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vesoul | 70 | 180 km SW | 15,078 | 67.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mably | 42 | 413 km SW | 7,233 | 56.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moulins | 03 | 418 km SW | 19,206 | 68.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dole | 39 | 257 km SW | 23,840 | 75.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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