Bitschwiller-lès-Thann
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 44.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bitschwiller-lès-Thann (INSEE 68040) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CC de Thann-Cernay. Population 1,986 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/68040-bitschwiller-les-thann
Vitality score
Vitality score 44.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 54 % of the 9,670 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 | 8.55 |
| Social | 0.48 | 20 | 9.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.47 | 10 | 4.68 |
| 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]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FIEFFEL · LES DELICES DE FRIDA). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES HALLES NATURE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SODIVAL). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (SABATINO · POULAILLON BOULANGER · LA FOURMI · AUX SAVEURS DU THURTAL · MC DONALD'S). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANTHONY JENN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LOUIS HELMLINGER, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DU GRAND BALLON). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (BITSCHWILLER LES THANN RP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF ET CULTUREL). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (AVANT-GARDE COIFFURE · L'ATELIER DU CHEVEU · RIBSTEIN IRIS). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Hotel (LA FOURMI). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Café / bar, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | FIEFFEL · LES DELICES DE FRIDA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LES HALLES NATURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SODIVAL | 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 | 7 | SABATINO · POULAILLON BOULANGER · LA FOURMI · AUX SAVEURS DU THURTAL · MC DONALD'S | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | ANTHONY JENN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LOUIS HELMLINGER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELARL PHARMACIE DU GRAND BALLON | 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 | BITSCHWILLER LES THANN RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF ET CULTUREL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | AVANT-GARDE COIFFURE · L'ATELIER DU CHEVEU · RIBSTEIN IRIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 1 | LA FOURMI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 1,991 (2012) → 1,986 (2023): -0.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,052 (1990) → 1,986 (2023): -3.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 967, of which 1.2 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bitschwiller-lès-Thann): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bitschwiller-lès-Thann): 1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Bitschwiller-lès-Thann): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bitschwiller-lès-Thann): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bitschwiller-lès-Thann): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 95 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BITS.-LES-THANN weather station, 1 km away at 395 m; the village itself is at 358 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MARKSTEIN CRETE, 11.1 km away at 1,184 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 826 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,327 mm of rain a year, spread over 142 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BITS.-LES-THANN, 1 km away at 395 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68040/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68040/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68040/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68040/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68040
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheny | 89 | 265 km W | 2,206 | 38 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champigny | 89 | 299 km W | 2,128 | 45 | Partly served | no figures |
| Beautiran | 33 | 675 km SW | 2,488 | 46.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 8 % · humidity 50 % |
| Damparis | 39 | 151 km SW | 2,587 | 43.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arveyres | 33 | 653 km SW | 2,056 | 41.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 26 % · humidity 64 % |
| Vieux-Thann | 68 | 4.0 km SE | 2,866 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieux-Thann | 68 | 4.0 km SE | 2,866 | 48.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 55 % · humidity 100 % |
| Damparis | 39 | 151 km SW | 2,587 | 43.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 51 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cheny | 89 | 265 km W | 2,206 | 38 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champigny | 89 | 299 km W | 2,128 | 45 | Partly served | no figures |
| Arveyres | 33 | 653 km SW | 2,056 | 41.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 26 % · humidity 64 % |
| Beautiran | 33 | 675 km SW | 2,488 | 46.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 8 % · humidity 50 % |
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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 Bitschwiller-lès-Thann'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willer-sur-Thur | 68 | 1.8 km NW | 1,773 | 42.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Marguerite | 88 | 50 km N | 2,234 | 58.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montréal-la-Cluse | 01 | 216 km SW | 3,568 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oderen | 68 | 12 km NW | 1,215 | 43.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellignat | 01 | 208 km SW | 3,525 | 38.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Jean-d'Arvey | 73 | 263 km S | 1,721 | 41.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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