Saales
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saales (INSEE 67421) is in Bas-Rhin (67), part of CC de la Vallée de la Bruche. Population 826 (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/67421-saales
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 15,453 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.56 | 10 | 5.6 |
| Housing mix | 0.55 | 5 | 2.75 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (TURLUPAIN · LES DELICES DE SAALES). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BOUFFLERD SOCIETE EN NOM COLLECTIF). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LA CROISEE DES CHEMINS · CAFE DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES FONTAINES). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARC KRIEGEL, MÉDECIN · JEAN-BERNARD MEYER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE SAALES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (POINT LECTURE DE SAALES). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (LA COIFFERIE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING ROVE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | TURLUPAIN · LES DELICES DE SAALES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | BOUFFLERD SOCIETE EN NOM COLLECTIF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 CROISEE DES CHEMINS · CAFE DE L'HOTEL DE VILLE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES FONTAINES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | MARC KRIEGEL, MÉDECIN · JEAN-BERNARD MEYER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE SAALES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | POINT LECTURE DE SAALES | 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 | 2 | LA COIFFERIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 4 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING ROVE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 820 (2012) → 826 (2023): 0.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 779 (1990) → 826 (2023): 6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 476, of which 22.5 % second homes and 9.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saales): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saales): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Saales): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Saales): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Saales): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 3 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BELMONT weather station, 13.5 km away at 1,065 m; the village itself is at 559 m. [10]
The village sits 506 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 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BELMONT, 13.5 km away at 1,065 m, over 18 summers. [10]
That station sits 506 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 1,403 mm of rain a year, spread over 156 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SAALES, 0.1 km away at 558 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 — 67421/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/5/f379de23-39cc-3db7-b226-75a4859915ae— “Marché de Saâles”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67421/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67421/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67421/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 67421
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flogny-la-Chapelle | 89 | 244 km W | 935 | 48.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saulces-Monclin | 08 | 234 km NW | 837 | 59.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre | 41 | 381 km W | 749 | 48.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 100 % |
| Voiteur | 39 | 210 km SW | 788 | 54.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cruzy | 34 | 642 km SW | 992 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 34 % · humidity 50 % |
| Lestelle-Bétharram | 64 | 811 km SW | 788 | 49.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 82 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voiteur | 39 | 210 km SW | 788 | 54.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saulces-Monclin | 08 | 234 km NW | 837 | 59.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Flogny-la-Chapelle | 89 | 244 km W | 935 | 48.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre | 41 | 381 km W | 749 | 48.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 54 % · winter 100 % |
| Cruzy | 34 | 642 km SW | 992 | 59.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 34 % · humidity 50 % |
| Lestelle-Bétharram | 64 | 811 km SW | 788 | 49.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 82 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Saales'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raucourt-et-Flaba | 08 | 210 km NW | 813 | 60.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saissac | 11 | 673 km SW | 904 | 65.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Froissy | 60 | 381 km NW | 962 | 58 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sains-Richaumont | 02 | 297 km NW | 923 | 65.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Buironfosse | 02 | 298 km NW | 1,122 | 33.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ferrette | 68 | 97 km S | 864 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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