Seltz
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 36 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Seltz (INSEE 67463) is in Bas-Rhin (67), part of CC de la Plaine du Rhin. Population 3,204 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/67463-seltz
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 36 % of the 6,747 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 | 8.4 |
| Social | 0.58 | 20 | 11.57 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.74 | 10 | 7.4 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.79 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU FOURNIL DE SELTZ · CHRISTINE WEISS BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (NORMA SARL · FERME BIO FITTERER). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (PUB U - SUPER U). [3,4]
11 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DE LA FORET · COCO'S WINSTUEBELE · PIZZERIA AUX NIDS DE CIGOGNES · AUBERGE DU RHIN · RESTAURANT LES PEUPLIERS). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE LA FONTAINE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE CHARLES DE GAULLE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JAMEL MEZOUAR, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE NOWAK DEISS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SELTZ). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DU SIVOM · ESPACE SPORTIF DE LA SAUER). [3]
2 × Swimming pool (CAMPING DU SALMENGRUND · CAMPING DES PEUPLIERS). [3]
3 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES · CAISSE D'EPARGNE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL ADELAIDE SELTZBACH). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER COIFFURE O'SALETIO · COULEUR CARAMEL). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DES BOIS). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING DU SALMENGRUND · CAMPING FORT FALABRAQUE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 4 × GP (médecin généraliste).
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | AU FOURNIL DE SELTZ · CHRISTINE WEISS BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | NORMA SARL · FERME BIO FITTERER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | PUB U - SUPER U | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 11 | AUBERGE DE LA FORET · COCO'S WINSTUEBELE · PIZZERIA AUX NIDS DE CIGOGNES · AUBERGE DU RHIN · RESTAURANT LES PEUPLIERS | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DE LA FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE CHARLES DE GAULLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | JAMEL MEZOUAR, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE NOWAK DEISS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SELTZ | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | GYMNASE DU SIVOM · ESPACE SPORTIF DE LA SAUER | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 2 | CAMPING DU SALMENGRUND · CAMPING DES PEUPLIERS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Bank | 3 | CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES · CAISSE D'EPARGNE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL ADELAIDE SELTZBACH | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | L'ATELIER COIFFURE O'SALETIO · COULEUR CARAMEL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL DES BOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING DU SALMENGRUND · CAMPING FORT FALABRAQUE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Thursday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,281 (2012) → 3,204 (2023): -2.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,584 (1990) → 3,204 (2023): 24 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,620, of which 2.1 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Seltz): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Seltz): 0.5 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Seltz): 1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Seltz): 1.6 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Seltz): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 46 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SCHEIBENHARD weather station, 8.5 km away at 144 m; the village itself is at 118 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SCHEIBENHARD, 8.5 km away at 144 m, over 18 summers. [10]
An average of 847 mm of rain a year, spread over 142 days — about 6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SELTZ, 0.3 km away at 120 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67463/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/5/7188c08d-29d9-3f01-90de-31088b838499— “Des stands de produits régionaux provenant de producteurs locaux vous y attendent chaque jeudi.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67463/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67463/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67463/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 67463
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cossé-le-Vivien | 53 | 674 km W | 3,174 | 43.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bavay | 59 | 348 km NW | 3,249 | 55 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lapalisse | 03 | 446 km SW | 3,138 | 50.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 88 % |
| Castillon-la-Bataille | 33 | 765 km SW | 3,344 | 56.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 80 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gasny | 27 | 475 km W | 3,062 | 40.1 | Partly served | no figures |
| Le Grand-Lemps | 38 | 438 km SW | 3,083 | 55.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 59 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bavay | 59 | 348 km NW | 3,249 | 55 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Grand-Lemps | 38 | 438 km SW | 3,083 | 55.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 59 % · humidity 79 % |
| Lapalisse | 03 | 446 km SW | 3,138 | 50.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 88 % |
| Gasny | 27 | 475 km W | 3,062 | 40.1 | Partly served | no figures |
| Cossé-le-Vivien | 53 | 674 km W | 3,174 | 43.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Castillon-la-Bataille | 33 | 765 km SW | 3,344 | 56.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 80 % · 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 Seltz'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dangé-Saint-Romain | 86 | 600 km W | 2,959 | 53.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Joinville | 52 | 224 km W | 2,915 | 67 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ruffec | 16 | 674 km SW | 3,449 | 56.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pont-sur-Yonne | 89 | 367 km W | 3,391 | 49.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lorris | 45 | 428 km W | 2,996 | 65.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Courville-sur-Eure | 28 | 507 km W | 2,791 | 66.9 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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