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Eckbolsheim

Bas-Rhin · Eurométropole de Strasbourg · INSEE 67118

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 52/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 47 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Eckbolsheim (INSEE 67118) is in Bas-Rhin (67), part of Eurométropole de Strasbourg. Population 7,157 (2023). [1]

INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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/67118-eckbolsheim

Vitality score

Vitality score 52/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 47 % of the 3,376 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.512512.71
Social0.45208.95
Education0.22102.21
Health0.57105.7
Public & culture0.2251.11
Population trend0.86108.62
Housing mix0.9754.86

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 0 of 1
Schools 3 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 1 of 2
Everyday services 2 of 3
Lodging 1 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE DAURE · LES PANIFICATEURS REUNIS · ADAM SAS · PATISSERIE GC). [3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (L'ETRE-BOEUF). [3]

3 × Supermarket (LIDL · NORMA SARL · CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]

9 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT AU SOLEIL · FRANZ GABRIELLE · AUX TROIS GOUTS · CHEZ CARMEN ET GREG · LA P'TITE COCOTTE). [3,4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOL MATE BAUERNHOF). [3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]

1 × Collège (COLLEGE KATIA ET MAURICE KRAFFT). [3]

10 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MURIEL FIEGEL, MÉDECIN · MONIQUE LESCOUTE-JABOT, MÉDECIN · GEORGES MALL, MÉDECIN · SÉVIL KIRCA, MÉDECIN · RÉGINE BLAISE-REEB, MÉDECIN). [3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES CAPUCINES). [3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ECKBOLSHEIM). [3]

3 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DU STADE NORD · ENSEMBLE SPORTIF SUD · GS GYM). [3]

7 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE LOCALE CRED AGRIC MUT ECKBOLSHEIM · CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES · APF CONSEIL · CAISSE D'EPARGNE). [3]

8 × Hairdresser (VINCENT'S COIFURE · ESPRIT COIFFURE · ART DE VIE). [3,4]

1 × Hotel (HOTEL - RESTAURANT LES COLONNES). [3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Supermarket.

Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar. [4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)6BOULANGERIE DAURE · LES PANIFICATEURS REUNIS · ADAM SAS · PATISSERIE GCINSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)1L'ETRE-BOEUFINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)0INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Supermarket3LIDL · NORMA SARL · CARREFOUR CONTACTINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant9RESTAURANT AU SOLEIL · FRANZ GABRIELLE · AUX TROIS GOUTS · CHEZ CARMEN ET GREG · LA P'TITE COCOTTEINSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4]
Café / bar0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)1ECOL MATE BAUERNHOFINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège1COLLEGE KATIA ET MAURICE KRAFFTINSEE BPE 1 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)10MURIEL FIEGEL, MÉDECIN · MONIQUE LESCOUTE-JABOT, MÉDECIN · GEORGES MALL, MÉDECIN · SÉVIL KIRCA, MÉDECIN · RÉGINE BLAISE-REEB, MÉDECININSEE BPE 10 [3]
Pharmacy1PHARMACIE DES CAPUCINESINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1LA POSTEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library1BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ECKBOLSHEIMINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall3GYMNASE DU STADE NORD · ENSEMBLE SPORTIF SUD · GS GYMINSEE BPE 3 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank7BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE LOCALE CRED AGRIC MUT ECKBOLSHEIM · CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES · APF CONSEIL · CAISSE D'EPARGNEINSEE BPE 7 [3]
Hairdresser8VINCENT'S COIFURE · ESPRIT COIFFURE · ART DE VIEINSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel1HOTEL - RESTAURANT LES COLONNESINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE 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

1968: 4,288 2023: 7,157 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 6,619 (2012) → 7,157 (2023): 8.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 5,253 (1990) → 7,157 (2023): 36.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 3,494, of which 1.4 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmGP — 0.6 km NW (Eckbolsheim)
In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, Pharmacy GP — 0.6 km NW Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Eckbolsheim): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Eckbolsheim): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]

GP (Eckbolsheim): 0.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]

Pharmacy (Eckbolsheim): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]

Primary school (Eckbolsheim): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]

Measured at the STRASBOURG-ENTZHEIM weather station, 4.8 km away at 150 m; the village itself is at 146 m. [9]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [9]

Humidity measured at STRASBOURG-ENTZHEIM, 4.8 km away at 150 m, over 30 summers. [9]

An average of 648 mm of rain a year, spread over 113 days — about 5.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]

Rainfall measured at STRASBOURG-ENTZHEIM, 4.8 km away at 150 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67118/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67118/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67118/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67118/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 67118
  9. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Cognin73362 km SW6,95452Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 %
Luisant28458 km W6,94554.2Partly servedCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 %
Jurançon64857 km SW7,04055.6Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 51 % · humidity 21 %
Bonsecours76488 km W6,44246.1Partly servedCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 %
Boussy-Saint-Antoine91379 km W8,09751.1Partly servedCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 %
La Tronche38403 km S6,42448.6Partly servedWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Cognin73362 km SW6,95452Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 %
Boussy-Saint-Antoine91379 km W8,09751.1Partly servedCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 %
La Tronche38403 km S6,42448.6Partly servedWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 %
Luisant28458 km W6,94554.2Partly servedCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 %
Bonsecours76488 km W6,44246.1Partly servedCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 %
Jurançon64857 km SW7,04055.6Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 51 % · humidity 21 %

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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 Eckbolsheim'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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Cognin73362 km SW6,95452Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 %
Fontaine-lès-Dijon21242 km SW9,25254.1Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Courtry77375 km W7,33054.6Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Lutterbach6896 km S6,85152.2Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 %
Le Coteau42392 km SW6,84562.4ServedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Huningue68110 km S7,48756.3Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 %