Altenach
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 11.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 9 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Altenach (INSEE 68002) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CC Sud Alsace Largue. Population 372 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/68002-altenach
Vitality score
Vitality score 11.8/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 9 % of the 18,071 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.33 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.72 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 375 (2012) → 372 (2023): -0.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 360 (1990) → 372 (2023): 3.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 176, of which 2.8 % second homes and 6.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Dannemarie): 2.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Dannemarie): 2.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Dannemarie): 2.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Dannemarie): 2.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Manspach): 1.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 17 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CARSPACH weather station, 8 km away at 332 m; the village itself is at 325 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CARSPACH, 8 km away at 332 m, over 20 summers. [10]
An average of 1,093 mm of rain a year, spread over 137 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at HINDLINGEN, 4 km away at 350 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 — 68002/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68002/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68002/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68002/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68068
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68200
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bazillac | 65 | 722 km SW | 373 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 77 % · humidity 43 % |
| Corancez | 28 | 425 km W | 372 | 10 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tournoisis | 45 | 412 km W | 370 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ormoy-le-Davien | 60 | 354 km NW | 375 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-le-Gaillard | 28 | 445 km W | 368 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Colombe | 35 | 641 km W | 368 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ormoy-le-Davien | 60 | 354 km NW | 375 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tournoisis | 45 | 412 km W | 370 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| Corancez | 28 | 425 km W | 372 | 10 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Germain-le-Gaillard | 28 | 445 km W | 368 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Colombe | 35 | 641 km W | 368 | 16.2 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bazillac | 65 | 722 km SW | 373 | 13.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 77 % · humidity 43 % |
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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 Altenach'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vouhenans | 70 | 48 km W | 379 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laronxe | 54 | 111 km N | 361 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hausgauen | 68 | 16 km E | 369 | 12.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Prugny | 10 | 247 km W | 367 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bréau | 77 | 332 km W | 384 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ruffey-le-Château | 25 | 105 km W | 366 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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