Muhlbach-sur-Bruche
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 36.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Muhlbach-sur-Bruche (INSEE 67306) is in Bas-Rhin (67), part of CC de la Vallée de la Bruche. Population 683 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 36.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 16,470 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.67 | 10 | 6.72 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.34 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (LA BRUCHOISE · LE BUS TRACK). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ETS CATHOLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE COURS SAINT-THOMAS D'AQUIN). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 2 | LA BRUCHOISE · LE BUS TRACK | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ETS CATHOLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE COURS SAINT-THOMAS D'AQUIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 647 (2012) → 683 (2023): 5.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 583 (1990) → 683 (2023): 17.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 320, of which 6.6 % second homes and 5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Muhlbach-sur-Bruche): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lutzelhouse): 0.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Lutzelhouse): 0.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Lutzelhouse): 0.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Muhlbach-sur-Bruche): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 48 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LE HOHWALD weather station, 12 km away at 785 m; the village itself is at 257 m. [10]
The village sits 528 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 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BELMONT, 12.5 km away at 1,065 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 808 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 1,185 mm of rain a year, spread over 144 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at RUSS, 3.8 km away at 284 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 — 67306/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67306/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67306/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67306/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 67306
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 67276
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cormenon | 41 | 478 km W | 679 | 31.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Amigny-Rouy | 02 | 315 km NW | 707 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grundviller | 57 | 63 km N | 674 | 36.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-sous-Dammartin | 77 | 346 km W | 595 | 39.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Neyrolles | 01 | 292 km SW | 628 | 32.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 32 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Germain-Laxis | 77 | 338 km W | 742 | 38.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grundviller | 57 | 63 km N | 674 | 36.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Neyrolles | 01 | 292 km SW | 628 | 32.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 32 % · humidity 86 % |
| Amigny-Rouy | 02 | 315 km NW | 707 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-Laxis | 77 | 338 km W | 742 | 38.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-sous-Dammartin | 77 | 346 km W | 595 | 39.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cormenon | 41 | 478 km W | 679 | 31.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Muhlbach-sur-Bruche'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amigny-Rouy | 02 | 315 km NW | 707 | 35.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-sous-Dammartin | 77 | 346 km W | 595 | 39.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre | 67 | 20 km SE | 614 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Drocourt | 78 | 409 km W | 554 | 40.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Huest | 27 | 450 km W | 775 | 36.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Muncq-Nieurlet | 62 | 454 km NW | 673 | 47.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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