Grandfontaine
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 18.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 29 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Grandfontaine (INSEE 67165) is in Bas-Rhin (67), part of CC de la Vallée de la Bruche. Population 398 (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 18.4/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 29 % of the 17,984 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.34 |
| Housing mix | 0.6 | 5 | 2.98 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
2 × Hotel (LE VELLEDA · HÔTEL RESTAURANT DU DONON). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | LE VELLEDA · HÔTEL RESTAURANT DU DONON | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 431 (2012) → 398 (2023): -7.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 351 (1990) → 398 (2023): 13.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 242, of which 20.2 % second homes and 8.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Broque): 4.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Broque): 4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (La Broque): 4.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Broque): 4.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Grandfontaine): 0.4 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 68 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GRANDFONTAINE - MF weather station, 4.5 km away at 515 m; the village itself is at 461 m. [10]
The village sits 54 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BELMONT, 12.1 km away at 1,065 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 604 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,637 mm of rain a year, spread over 164 days — about 10 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GRANDFONTAINE - MF, 4.5 km away at 515 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
No price figures: this département keeps the livre foncier rather than the cadastre, so its transactions are not published in DVF at all. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67165/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67165/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67165/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67165/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 67066
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 67165
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rozoy-le-Vieil | 45 | 314 km W | 393 | 22.7 | Few services | no figures |
| Verlin | 89 | 296 km W | 406 | 21.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villards-d'Héria | 39 | 254 km SW | 397 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beauronne | 24 | 639 km SW | 372 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 86 % · humidity 43 % |
| Anglars-Nozac | 46 | 602 km SW | 400 | 21.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 58 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lion-en-Sullias | 45 | 357 km W | 382 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villards-d'Héria | 39 | 254 km SW | 397 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Verlin | 89 | 296 km W | 406 | 21.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rozoy-le-Vieil | 45 | 314 km W | 393 | 22.7 | Few services | no figures |
| Lion-en-Sullias | 45 | 357 km W | 382 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Anglars-Nozac | 46 | 602 km SW | 400 | 21.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 58 % · humidity 79 % |
| Beauronne | 24 | 639 km SW | 372 | 18.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 46 % · winter 86 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Grandfontaine'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 Chapelle-Moutils | 77 | 279 km W | 400 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Berthouville | 27 | 484 km W | 330 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fourdrain | 02 | 297 km NW | 404 | 18.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ocquerre | 77 | 307 km W | 378 | 26.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Neuveville-devant-Lépanges | 88 | 52 km SW | 493 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Presles-et-Thierny | 02 | 282 km NW | 401 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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