Soultz-sous-Forêts
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Soultz-sous-Forêts (INSEE 67474) is in Bas-Rhin (67), part of CC de l'Outre-Forêt. Population 3,121 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 54.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 6,891 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 | 0.43 | 25 | 10.64 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.82 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.93 | 10 | 9.28 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (O DELICES D'ENZO · LE ST-HONORE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE ETWEIN). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE SARL · SUPERMARCHE MATCH · SOULTZDIS). [3,4]
13 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT AU BOEUF · LA GRANGE FLEURIE · PIZZA FAB · LA PIZZA DE NICO · CHEZ CHICO). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE SEVEN). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE ETS INTC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LE MAGNOLIA AUX PAPILLONS). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE DE L'OUTRE FORET). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (DÉBORAH MEYER, MÉDECIN · ÉRIC HUBERT, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN RINCKEL, MÉDECIN · FRANK HARTWEG, MÉDECIN · MICHEL LADOUCE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CANTONALE 2). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE SOULTZ-SOUS-FORÊTS). [3]
1 × Cinema (LA SALINE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DU SIVOM). [3]
3 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES · CAISSE D'EPARGNE · CAISSE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DE L OUTRE FORET). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (NELSTIFF · DEUBEL TANIA · C COIFFURE · NATUR'ELLE ZEN). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | O DELICES D'ENZO · LE ST-HONORE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE ETWEIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 3 | ALDI MARCHE SARL · SUPERMARCHE MATCH · SOULTZDIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 13 | RESTAURANT AU BOEUF · LA GRANGE FLEURIE · PIZZA FAB · LA PIZZA DE NICO · CHEZ CHICO | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE SEVEN | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE ETS INTC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LE MAGNOLIA AUX PAPILLONS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE DE L'OUTRE FORET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | DÉBORAH MEYER, MÉDECIN · ÉRIC HUBERT, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN RINCKEL, MÉDECIN · FRANK HARTWEG, MÉDECIN · MICHEL LADOUCE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE CANTONALE 2 | 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 SOULTZ-SOUS-FORÊTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LA SALINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE DU SIVOM | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES · CAISSE D'EPARGNE · CAISSE DU CREDIT MUTUEL DE L OUTRE FORET | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | NELSTIFF · DEUBEL TANIA · C COIFFURE · NATUR'ELLE ZEN | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / 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
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,011 (2012) → 3,121 (2023): 3.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,185 (1990) → 3,121 (2023): 42.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,443, of which 1.2 % second homes and 7.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Soultz-sous-Forêts): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Soultz-sous-Forêts): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Soultz-sous-Forêts): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Soultz-sous-Forêts): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Soultz-sous-Forêts): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 26 days a year at or above 30 °C and 66 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PREUSCHDORF weather station, 5.9 km away at 167 m; the village itself is at 152 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at HEGENEY SA, 12.1 km away at 185 m, over 14 summers. [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, 5.9 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 — 67474/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/5/76099d69-1fb1-3478-a8cd-a9717f3b416e— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67474/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67474/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67474/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 67474
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle | 33 | 740 km SW | 3,167 | 49.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Verneuil-l'Étang | 77 | 371 km W | 3,223 | 43.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bram | 11 | 773 km SW | 3,233 | 52.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 34 % · humidity 0 % |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 71 | 329 km SW | 3,214 | 41.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| Morhange | 57 | 91 km W | 3,308 | 53.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-de-Corcy | 01 | 401 km SW | 3,370 | 50.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morhange | 57 | 91 km W | 3,308 | 53.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 71 | 329 km SW | 3,214 | 41.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 89 % · humidity 71 % |
| Verneuil-l'Étang | 77 | 371 km W | 3,223 | 43.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-de-Corcy | 01 | 401 km SW | 3,370 | 50.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle | 33 | 740 km SW | 3,167 | 49.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 76 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bram | 11 | 773 km SW | 3,233 | 52.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 34 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Soultz-sous-Forêts'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceyzériat | 01 | 362 km SW | 3,328 | 46.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Polliat | 01 | 364 km SW | 2,741 | 64.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Varennes-sur-Allier | 03 | 445 km SW | 3,549 | 50.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ennezat | 63 | 487 km SW | 2,748 | 60.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Apprieu | 38 | 433 km SW | 3,615 | 47.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Givry | 71 | 335 km SW | 3,598 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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