Obersteinbach
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Obersteinbach (INSEE 67353) is in Bas-Rhin (67), part of CC Sauer-Pechelbronn. Population 234 (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 21.5/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 16,894 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 | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.68 | 10 | 6.76 |
| Housing mix | 0.4 | 5 | 2 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LA TERRASSE DU STEIN'BAR · LE MONDE). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT ANTHON · ALSACE-VILLAGE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 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 | 3 | LA TERRASSE DU STEIN'BAR · LE MONDE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL RESTAURANT ANTHON · ALSACE-VILLAGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 237 (2012) → 234 (2023): -1.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 199 (1990) → 234 (2023): 17.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 170, of which 30 % second homes and 4.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lembach): 8.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lembach): 8.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Lembach): 8.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lembach): 8.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Dambach): 5.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 22 days a year at or above 30 °C and 73 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PREUSCHDORF weather station, 13.4 km away at 167 m; the village itself is at 241 m. [10]
The village sits 74 m above 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 HEGENEY SA, 16.8 km away at 185 m, over 14 summers. [10]
That station sits 56 m below 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 847 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PREUSCHDORF, 13.4 km away at 167 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 — 67353/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67353/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67353/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67353/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 67263
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 67083
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romeyer | 26 | 504 km S | 233 | 21.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chemillé-sur-Indrois | 37 | 527 km W | 227 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Courcelles | 58 | 366 km SW | 233 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Raye-sur-Authie | 62 | 436 km W | 227 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 65 % |
| Sparsbach | 67 | 27 km SW | 238 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corn | 46 | 660 km SW | 238 | 23.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 43 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparsbach | 67 | 27 km SW | 238 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Courcelles | 58 | 366 km SW | 233 | 14.9 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Raye-sur-Authie | 62 | 436 km W | 227 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 62 % · winter 65 % |
| Romeyer | 26 | 504 km S | 233 | 21.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chemillé-sur-Indrois | 37 | 527 km W | 227 | 16.7 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 64 % · humidity 86 % |
| Corn | 46 | 660 km SW | 238 | 23.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 43 % · 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 Obersteinbach'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparsbach | 67 | 27 km SW | 238 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cormot-Vauchignon | 21 | 323 km SW | 210 | 16.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Tour-du-Meix | 39 | 317 km SW | 261 | 26.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lassay-sur-Croisne | 41 | 486 km W | 241 | 21.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nevy-sur-Seille | 39 | 298 km SW | 199 | 17.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Cierge-sous-le-Cheylard | 07 | 519 km SW | 214 | 20 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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