Ottersthal
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 37 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ottersthal (INSEE 67366) is in Bas-Rhin (67), part of CC du Pays de Saverne. Population 805 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/67366-ottersthal
Vitality score
Vitality score 29/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 37 % of the 15,626 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.61 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT AU TILLEUL). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOL PRIM PUB ETS CATHOL). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'OTTERSTHAL). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE L ECOLE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 1 | RESTAURANT AU TILLEUL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOL PRIM PUB ETS CATHOL | 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'OTTERSTHAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DE L ECOLE | INSEE BPE 1 [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
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 692 (2012) → 805 (2023): 16.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 759 (1990) → 805 (2023): 6.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 387, of which 1.6 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saverne): 1.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saverne): 1.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saverne): 1.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saverne): 1.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Ottersthal): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the WANGENBOURG_SAPC weather station, 12.8 km away at 460 m; the village itself is at 255 m. [11]
The village sits 205 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at WANGENBOURG_SAPC, 12.8 km away at 460 m, over 20 summers. [11]
That station sits 205 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 864 mm of rain a year, spread over 130 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at SAVERNE, 1.3 km away at 206 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67366/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/5/4cdc0947-11ca-3cb8-80e6-e7f5f04a353e— “Marché des producteurs locaux”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67366/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67366/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67366/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 67437
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 67366
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étouvans | 25 | 151 km S | 823 | 29.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Émerchicourt | 59 | 342 km NW | 804 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Wentzwiller | 68 | 134 km S | 780 | 37.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Avolsheim | 67 | 24 km SE | 745 | 34.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Barben | 13 | 594 km S | 868 | 38.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Étienne-du-Vauvray | 27 | 450 km W | 896 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avolsheim | 67 | 24 km SE | 745 | 34.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wentzwiller | 68 | 134 km S | 780 | 37.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 69 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étouvans | 25 | 151 km S | 823 | 29.3 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Émerchicourt | 59 | 342 km NW | 804 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Étienne-du-Vauvray | 27 | 450 km W | 896 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Barben | 13 | 594 km S | 868 | 38.2 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · 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 Ottersthal'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Émerchicourt | 59 | 342 km NW | 804 | 26.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Étienne-du-Vauvray | 27 | 450 km W | 896 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cramoisy | 60 | 365 km W | 803 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coin-lès-Cuvry | 57 | 92 km W | 824 | 31.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chenières | 54 | 140 km NW | 596 | 32.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gressy | 77 | 342 km W | 807 | 31 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
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