Waldhambach
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 34.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Waldhambach (INSEE 67514) is in Bas-Rhin (67), part of CC de l'Alsace Bossue. Population 598 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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 34.2/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 17,075 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 | 0.29 | 25 | 7.21 |
| Social | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.46 | 10 | 4.55 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PATISSERIE LA FRAPPE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LE RENC'ART). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LA GRANGE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | PATISSERIE LA FRAPPE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | LE RENC'ART | 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 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | LA GRANGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 624 (2012) → 598 (2023): -4.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 626 (1990) → 598 (2023): -4.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 328, of which 3 % second homes and 13.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Waldhambach): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Diemeringen): 2.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Diemeringen): 2.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Drulingen): 7 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Waldhambach): 0 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the BERG weather station, 6.9 km away at 350 m; the village itself is at 299 m. [11]
The village sits 51 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 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BERG, 6.9 km away at 350 m, over 21 summers. [11]
That station sits 51 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 822 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at BERG, 6.9 km away at 350 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 — 67514/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67514/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67514/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 67514/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 67514
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 67095
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 67105
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thiaville-sur-Meurthe | 54 | 65 km SW | 597 | 32.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blacourt | 60 | 394 km W | 592 | 41.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fresnes-lès-Montauban | 62 | 346 km NW | 604 | 38.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chagey | 70 | 151 km S | 596 | 32.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Têche | 38 | 439 km S | 596 | 35.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le Thil | 27 | 414 km W | 586 | 41.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 97 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thiaville-sur-Meurthe | 54 | 65 km SW | 597 | 32.9 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chagey | 70 | 151 km S | 596 | 32.2 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fresnes-lès-Montauban | 62 | 346 km NW | 604 | 38.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blacourt | 60 | 394 km W | 592 | 41.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Thil | 27 | 414 km W | 586 | 41.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 97 % |
| Têche | 38 | 439 km S | 596 | 35.4 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Waldhambach'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacourt | 60 | 394 km W | 592 | 41.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montceaux-lès-Meaux | 77 | 309 km W | 669 | 35.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Porcheux | 60 | 388 km W | 677 | 41 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ceffonds | 52 | 187 km W | 665 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hottviller | 57 | 20 km NE | 504 | 29.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| L'Épine | 51 | 201 km W | 685 | 33.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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