Mertzwiller

Bas-Rhin · CC du Pays de Niederbronn-les-Bains · INSEE 67291

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

Few services 36.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 12 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Mertzwiller (INSEE 67291) is in Bas-Rhin (67), part of CC du Pays de Niederbronn-les-Bains. Population 3,343 (2023). ^[1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). ^[2]

Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/67291-mertzwiller

Vitality score

Vitality score 36.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 12 % of the 6,508 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	0.2	25	5.12
Social	0.46	20	9.18
Education	0.22	10	2.21
Health	0.43	10	4.27
Public & culture	0.22	5	1.11
Population trend	0.45	10	4.49
Housing mix	0.99	5	4.93

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 2 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 0 of 2

Everyday services 3 of 3

Lodging 0 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]

2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DURRENBERGER · BOULANGERIE GOEHRY). ^[3,4]

1 × Supermarket (CAOMAM EXPRESS). ^[3,4]

10 × Restaurant (AUBERGE AUX DEUX CLEFS · CHEZ GABY RESTAURANT A L'ARBRE VERT · CADO · LA PIZZ A PAPA). ^[3,4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LA BUISSONNIERE). ^[3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA BUISSONNIERE). ^[3]

1 × Collège (COLLEGE JACQUES TATI). ^[3]

4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (THIBAUT LUDMANN, MÉDECIN · ÉMILIE YANNAKIS, MÉDECIN · THIERRY JEANDIDIER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LUC JUNG, MÉDECIN). ^[3]

1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE MERTZWILLER). ^[3,4]

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

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MERTZWILLER). ^[3]

1 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL AVENIR). ^[3]

4 × Hairdresser (TIP TOP COIFFURE · MAISON LUMIA · NOUVEL ENVOL). ^[3,4]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). ^[3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 2 × Hairdresser.

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar. ^[4,3]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts

Type	Count	Names	Sources
Bakery (boulangerie)	2	BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DURRENBERGER · BOULANGERIE GOEHRY	INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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	1	CAOMAM EXPRESS	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant	10	AUBERGE AUX DEUX CLEFS · CHEZ GABY RESTAURANT A L'ARBRE VERT · CADO · LA PIZZ A PAPA	INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4]
Café / bar	0		INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)	1	ECOLE MATERNELLE LA BUISSONNIERE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)	1	ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LA BUISSONNIERE	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège	1	COLLEGE JACQUES TATI	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)	4	THIBAUT LUDMANN, MÉDECIN · ÉMILIE YANNAKIS, MÉDECIN · THIERRY JEANDIDIER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LUC JUNG, MÉDECIN	INSEE BPE 4 [3]
Pharmacy	1	PHARMACIE DE MERTZWILLER	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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	BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MERTZWILLER	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Swimming pool	0		INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank	1	CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL AVENIR	INSEE BPE 1 [3]
Hairdresser	4	TIP TOP COIFFURE · MAISON LUMIA · NOUVEL ENVOL	INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4]
Fuel station	1	STATION SERVICE	INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Hotel	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Campsite	0		INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]

Market and village life

A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. ^[5]

Trajectory

1968: 2,948 peak 1990: 3,524 2023: 3,343 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 3,413 (2012) → 3,343 (2023): -2.1 % over 10 years. ^[6,1]

Population 3,524 (1990) → 3,343 (2023): -5.1 % over 30 years. ^[7,1]

Dwellings (2023): 1,472, of which 0.7 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. ^[8]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy 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 (Mertzwiller): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). ^[9]

Food shop (Mertzwiller): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

GP (Mertzwiller): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). ^[9]

Pharmacy (Mertzwiller): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). ^[9]

Primary school (Mertzwiller): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). ^[9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Days at or above 30 °C 10.2

Days at or below 0 °C 63.7

Muggy days a summer 1.6

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 10 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. ^[10]

Measured at the HEGENEY SA weather station, 4.7 km away at 185 m; the village itself is at 160 m. ^[10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. ^[10]

Humidity measured at HEGENEY SA, 4.7 km away at 185 m, over 14 summers. ^[10]

An average of 808 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 6.3 mm on a day it rains. ^[10]

Rainfall measured at HEGENEY SA, 4.7 km away at 185 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. ^[10]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67291/2023
INSEE density grid 2026
INSEE BPE 2025
INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/5/7164f41b-f6b5-3536-a88f-76d75190388f— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67291/2012
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67291/1990
INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67291/logement/2023
INSEE BPE 2025 — 67291
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-Jacques-sur-Darnétal	76	475 km W	3,117	39.2	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 %
Galgon	33	741 km SW	3,144	36.3	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 57 % · humidity 7 %
Courcelles-Chaussy	57	97 km W	3,006	38.5	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 %
Diémoz	38	414 km SW	2,947	50.3	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 %
Buzet-sur-Tarn	31	732 km SW	2,963	48.8	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 10 % · winter 84 %
Porte-de-Savoie	73	395 km S	3,974	47.7	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 %

Order by distance instead

Commune	Dept	Distance	Population	Score	Band	Climate vs here
Courcelles-Chaussy	57	97 km W	3,006	38.5	Few services	Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 %
Porte-de-Savoie	73	395 km S	3,974	47.7	Partly served	Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 %
Diémoz	38	414 km SW	2,947	50.3	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 %
Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnétal	76	475 km W	3,117	39.2	Few services	Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 %
Buzet-sur-Tarn	31	732 km SW	2,963	48.8	Partly served	Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 10 % · winter 84 %
Galgon	33	741 km SW	3,144	36.3	Few services	Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 57 % · humidity 7 %

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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 Mertzwiller'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
Fère-en-Tardenois	02	306 km W	2,836	59.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Pouxeux	88	118 km SW	1,947	46.7	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 %
Bouligny	55	149 km W	2,507	34.4	Few services	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Étain	55	154 km W	3,375	45.8	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 %
Morhange	57	76 km W	3,308	53.3	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 %
La Roche-Blanche	63	492 km SW	3,311	40.7	Partly served	Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 %

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