Russ
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 39/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 53 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Russ (INSEE 67420) is in Bas-Rhin (67), part of CC de la Vallée de la Bruche. Population 1,228 (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 39/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 53 % of the 13,066 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 | 0.34 | 25 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.6 | 10 | 6.03 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.78 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU CHALET GOURMAND). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (SUPER U · BRUCHDIST). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LA TOSCANA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (RUSS AP). [3]
1 × Library (POINT LECTURE DE RUSS). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (O 2 CISEAUX EIRL). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AU CHALET GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 2 | SUPER U · BRUCHDIST | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | LA TOSCANA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 1 | RUSS AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | POINT LECTURE DE RUSS | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | O 2 CISEAUX EIRL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 1,264 (2012) → 1,228 (2023): -2.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,113 (1990) → 1,228 (2023): 10.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 597, of which 2.2 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Russ): 0 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Russ): 0.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Wisches): 1.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Wisches): 1.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Russ): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 41 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BELMONT weather station, 10 km away at 1,065 m; the village itself is at 303 m. [10]
The village sits 762 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, 10 km away at 1,065 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 762 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, 0.3 km away at 284 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 — 67420/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67420/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67420/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67420/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 67420
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 67543
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pouilly-lès-Feurs | 42 | 377 km SW | 1,231 | 38.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gros-Réderching | 57 | 64 km N | 1,266 | 38.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grendelbruch | 67 | 4.7 km E | 1,195 | 40 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Torcé | 35 | 633 km W | 1,281 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sivry-Courtry | 77 | 332 km W | 1,124 | 39 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jebsheim | 68 | 44 km S | 1,360 | 42.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grendelbruch | 67 | 4.7 km E | 1,195 | 40 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Jebsheim | 68 | 44 km S | 1,360 | 42.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 61 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gros-Réderching | 57 | 64 km N | 1,266 | 38.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sivry-Courtry | 77 | 332 km W | 1,124 | 39 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pouilly-lès-Feurs | 42 | 377 km SW | 1,231 | 38.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Torcé | 35 | 633 km W | 1,281 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Russ'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torcé | 35 | 633 km W | 1,281 | 43.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Berteaucourt-les-Dames | 80 | 409 km NW | 1,092 | 34.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monterfil | 35 | 685 km W | 1,366 | 40 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marquion | 62 | 357 km NW | 1,039 | 45.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Landrethun-le-Nord | 62 | 473 km NW | 1,242 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
| Picquigny | 80 | 405 km NW | 1,273 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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