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Carspach

Haut-Rhin · CC Sundgau · INSEE 68062

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 47.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Carspach (INSEE 68062) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CC Sundgau. Population 2,091 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/68062-carspach

Vitality score

Vitality score 47.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 62 % of the 9,314 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.39259.84
Social0.43208.65
Education0.39103.93
Health0.2101.97
Public & culture0.250.98
Population trend0.99109.95
Housing mix0.9654.78

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 3 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 0 of 1
Schools 2 of 3
Health 1 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 0 of 2
Sport 1 of 2
Everyday services 2 of 3
Lodging 1 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE J SEILER ET CIE). [3,4]

1 × Supermarket (ALDI). [3,4]

4 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT COURONNE HARTMANN-ZIMMERMANN · ALT · BURGER KING · AUBERGE SUNDGOVIENNE). [3,4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]

1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]

1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (HÉLÉNA BERÇOT, MÉDECIN). [3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (CARSPACH TABAC RP). [3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DU 8EME R H BAN COMMUNAL DE CARSPACH). [3]

1 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL REGION ALTKIRCH). [3]

2 × Hairdresser (JEAN LOUIS DAVID TRADITION · ESTELLE CHEZ VOUS). [3,4]

1 × Hotel (AUBERGE SUNDGOVIENNE). [3]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Restaurant.

Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)1INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Butcher (boucherie)1BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE J SEILER ET CIEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Supermarket1ALDIINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant4RESTAURANT COURONNE HARTMANN-ZIMMERMANN · ALT · BURGER KING · AUBERGE SUNDGOVIENNEINSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4]
Café / bar0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)1ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)1ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Collège0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)1HÉLÉNA BERÇOT, MÉDECININSEE BPE 1 [3]
Pharmacy0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1CARSPACH TABAC RPINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall1SALLE DU 8EME R H BAN COMMUNAL DE CARSPACHINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank1CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL REGION ALTKIRCHINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Hairdresser2JEAN LOUIS DAVID TRADITION · ESTELLE CHEZ VOUSINSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel1AUBERGE SUNDGOVIENNEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Campsite0INSEE 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

1968: 1,558 2023: 2,091 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 2,045 (2012) → 2,091 (2023): 2.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 1,399 (1990) → 2,091 (2023): 49.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 918, of which 2.2 % second homes and 5.2 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmPharmacy — 1.9 km NE (Altkirch)
In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP Pharmacy — 1.9 km NE Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Carspach): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Carspach): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]

GP (Carspach): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]

Pharmacy (Altkirch): 1.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]

Primary school (Carspach): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

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, 1.9 km away at 332 m; the village itself is at 296 m. [10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]

Humidity measured at CARSPACH, 1.9 km away at 332 m, over 20 summers. [10]

An average of 821 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]

Rainfall measured at CARSPACH, 1.9 km away at 332 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68062/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68062/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68062/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68062/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 68062
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 68004
  10. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Saint-Maixant33667 km SW2,05743.5Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 50 % · humidity 36 %
Bénéjacq64760 km SW2,01353.7Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 21 %
Avesnelles59367 km NW2,23253.7Partly servedCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 %
Boult-sur-Suippe51299 km NW1,79336.2Few servicesCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 %
Angresse40799 km SW2,27749.9Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 39 % · humidity 0 %
Damparis39149 km SW2,58743.6Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Damparis39149 km SW2,58743.6Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Boult-sur-Suippe51299 km NW1,79336.2Few servicesCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 %
Avesnelles59367 km NW2,23253.7Partly servedCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Maixant33667 km SW2,05743.5Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 50 % · humidity 36 %
Bénéjacq64760 km SW2,01353.7Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 21 %
Angresse40799 km SW2,27749.9Partly servedWarmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 82 % · winter 39 % · 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 Carspach'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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Damparis39149 km SW2,58743.6Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Vieux-Thann6822 km N2,86648.2Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 %
Cherré-Au72493 km W2,75855.7Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Schirmeck6796 km N2,05658.5Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 %
Montferrand-le-Château25109 km SW2,18045.9Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 %
Gundershoffen67147 km N3,83444.1Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 %