Bennwihr
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 66 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bennwihr (INSEE 68026) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CC du Pays de Ribeauvillé. Population 1,326 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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 44.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 66 % of the 12,495 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.58 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.82 | 10 | 8.22 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.58 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LORANG). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALDI MARCHE SARL). [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (LP LORENZO PIZZA · LES PARAGES · JUST QUEEN). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE INTERCOMMUNALE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BENNWIHR RP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BENNWIHR). [3]
1 × Bank (CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER DE NADEGE · L'ARTISAN COIFFEUR). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LORANG | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | ALDI MARCHE SARL | 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 | 4 | LP LORENZO PIZZA · LES PARAGES · JUST QUEEN | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE INTERCOMMUNALE | 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 | 1 | BENNWIHR RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BENNWIHR | 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 | 1 | CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | L'ATELIER DE NADEGE · L'ARTISAN COIFFEUR | INSEE BPE 2 / 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
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,243 (2012) → 1,326 (2023): 6.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,003 (1990) → 1,326 (2023): 32.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 684, of which 4.2 % second homes and 7.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bennwihr): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Mittelwihr): 1.2 km to the north (straight line). [10]
GP (Beblenheim): 1.5 km to the north (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Riquewihr): 2.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Bennwihr): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 57 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the KAYSERSBERG weather station, 4.3 km away at 246 m; the village itself is at 208 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at COLMAR - HOUSS., 4.8 km away at 192 m, over 18 summers. [13]
An average of 724 mm of rain a year, spread over 117 days — about 6.2 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at KAYSERSBERG, 4.3 km away at 246 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
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. [14]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68026/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/5/886ffce4-2b0a-33ed-9d3f-e343afdc5dd7— “Marché hebdomadaire de Bennwihr”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68026/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68026/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68026/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68026
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68209
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68277
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaussan | 69 | 346 km SW | 1,218 | 37.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Labry | 54 | 156 km NW | 1,554 | 37 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clavette | 17 | 670 km W | 1,406 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 45 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vignot | 55 | 145 km NW | 1,269 | 33.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Branoux-les-Taillades | 30 | 506 km SW | 1,278 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-Lacaussade | 33 | 693 km SW | 1,171 | 41.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 51 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vignot | 55 | 145 km NW | 1,269 | 33.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Labry | 54 | 156 km NW | 1,554 | 37 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaussan | 69 | 346 km SW | 1,218 | 37.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Branoux-les-Taillades | 30 | 506 km SW | 1,278 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 44 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clavette | 17 | 670 km W | 1,406 | 39 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 45 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Martin-Lacaussade | 33 | 693 km SW | 1,171 | 41.1 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 51 % · 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 Bennwihr'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boussières | 25 | 153 km SW | 1,208 | 35.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boulieu-lès-Annonay | 07 | 379 km SW | 2,248 | 54.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaulieu-lès-Loches | 37 | 486 km W | 1,733 | 38.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nézel | 78 | 414 km W | 1,139 | 39.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cellieu | 42 | 360 km SW | 1,731 | 43.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Léger-des-Vignes | 58 | 325 km SW | 1,646 | 39.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
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