Colmar
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 86.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 72 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Colmar (INSEE 68066) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CA Colmar Agglomération. Population 66,970 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/68066-colmar
Vitality score
Vitality score 86.2/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 72 % of the 320 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 | 0.92 | 25 | 22.96 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.86 | 10 | 8.65 |
| Health | 0.94 | 10 | 9.4 |
| Public & culture | 0.43 | 5 | 2.15 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.55 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.52 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
57 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CHOCOLATERIE CAPRICES · PATISSERIE CLERGUE M SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION · SCHMITT PATISSERIE-CONFISERIE · PATISSERIE CHARLES SCHMITT). [3,4]
12 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE MALLERICH SUCCESS · MAISON THOMAS · VINCENT TRAITEUR · GRAND FRAIS · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR DE COLMAR). [3,4]
31 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (NORMA SARL · DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · EDA MARKET · ALDI MARCHE SARL · GULLU MARKET). [3,4]
13 × Supermarket (LIDL · LECLERC DRIVE · SUPER U · SIMPLY MARKET · THALHUBEN EXPLOITATION). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA POISSONNERIE DIMITRI). [3,4]
293 × Restaurant (WINSTUB AU CYGNE · SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DE RESTAURANTS · RESTAURANT BARTHOLDI · RESTAURANT WINSTUB PFEFFEL · SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION ET DE COMMERCIALISATION DES ETABLISSEMENTS RENIS). [3,4]
73 × Café / bar (MILLESIMES · BAR LES TROIS COUPS · BRASSERIE COLMAR II · LE BISTROT DU KOIFHUS · L'APOTHEK). [4]
16 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE SEBASTIEN BRANT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES ROSES · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES COQUELICOTS · ECOLE MATERNELLE ANNE FRANCK · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES TULIPES). [3]
15 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE BRANT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ANNE FRANK · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN MACE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
7 × Collège (COLLEGE SAINT ANDRE · COLLEGE PFEFFEL · COLLEGE MOLIERE · COLLEGE VICTOR HUGO · COLLEGE HECTOR BERLIOZ). [3]
62 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CECILE BRIAND, MÉDECIN · MIHAELA MARCU, MÉDECIN · MAURICE MARIOTTE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BLANCHARD, MÉDECIN · PIERRE SAGER, MÉDECIN). [3]
17 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MARCK · PHARMACIE VILLEREY · PHARMACIE PASTEUR · PHARMACIE SAINT JEAN · PHARMACIE DES MARAICHERS). [3,4]
4 × Post office / agence postale (COLMAR LES MARAICHERS RP · LA POSTE). [3]
5 × Library (PMC (PÔLE MÉDIA-CULTURE EDMOND GERRER) - COLMAR · BIBLIOTHÈQUE EUROPE - COLMAR · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BEL FLORE - COLMAR · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DES DOMINICAINS (ETUDE ET PATRIMOINE) - COLMAR · 68 - BDA - SITE DE COLMAR BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ALSACE). [3]
1 × Cinema (MEGA CGR). [3]
23 × Gym / sports hall (INSTITUT DE L ASSOMPTION · COLLEGE SAINT ANDRE · COMPLEXE MOLIERE · COMPLEXE BARTHOLDI · GYMNASE SAINT EXUPERY). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (BASE NAUTIQUE DE COLMAR HOUSSEN). [3]
21 × Bank (CREDIT MUTUEL DES PROFESSIONS DE SANTE 68 · CCF · BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRIC COLMAR ENVIR · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL BARTHOLDI). [3]
107 × Hairdresser (FOREIGN · LA SUITE · STRAUB ANNETTE). [3,4]
11 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
29 × Hotel (IBIS STYLES COLMAR CENTRE · HÔTEL LE MARÉCHAL · LE RAPP' · HÔTEL TURENNE · CONTACT HÔTEL DU LADHOF). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 11 × Bakery (boulangerie), 6 × Butcher (boucherie), 9 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Supermarket, 43 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 3 × Pharmacy, 6 × Bank, 13 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 57 | CHOCOLATERIE CAPRICES · PATISSERIE CLERGUE M SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION · SCHMITT PATISSERIE-CONFISERIE · PATISSERIE CHARLES SCHMITT | INSEE BPE 57 / INSEE SIRENE 66 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 12 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE MALLERICH SUCCESS · MAISON THOMAS · VINCENT TRAITEUR · GRAND FRAIS · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE TRAITEUR DE COLMAR | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 31 | NORMA SARL · DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · EDA MARKET · ALDI MARCHE SARL · GULLU MARKET | INSEE BPE 31 / INSEE SIRENE 54 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 13 | LIDL · LECLERC DRIVE · SUPER U · SIMPLY MARKET · THALHUBEN EXPLOITATION | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA POISSONNERIE DIMITRI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 293 | WINSTUB AU CYGNE · SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DE RESTAURANTS · RESTAURANT BARTHOLDI · RESTAURANT WINSTUB PFEFFEL · SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION ET DE COMMERCIALISATION DES ETABLISSEMENTS RENIS | INSEE BPE 293 / INSEE SIRENE 441 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 73 | MILLESIMES · BAR LES TROIS COUPS · BRASSERIE COLMAR II · LE BISTROT DU KOIFHUS · L'APOTHEK | INSEE SIRENE 73 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 16 | ECOLE MATERNELLE SEBASTIEN BRANT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES ROSES · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES COQUELICOTS · ECOLE MATERNELLE ANNE FRANCK · ECOLE MATERNELLE LES TULIPES | INSEE BPE 16 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 15 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE BRANT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ANNE FRANK · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN MACE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| Collège | 7 | COLLEGE SAINT ANDRE · COLLEGE PFEFFEL · COLLEGE MOLIERE · COLLEGE VICTOR HUGO · COLLEGE HECTOR BERLIOZ | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 62 | CECILE BRIAND, MÉDECIN · MIHAELA MARCU, MÉDECIN · MAURICE MARIOTTE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BLANCHARD, MÉDECIN · PIERRE SAGER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 62 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 17 | PHARMACIE MARCK · PHARMACIE VILLEREY · PHARMACIE PASTEUR · PHARMACIE SAINT JEAN · PHARMACIE DES MARAICHERS | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 26 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 4 | COLMAR LES MARAICHERS RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Library | 5 | PMC (PÔLE MÉDIA-CULTURE EDMOND GERRER) - COLMAR · BIBLIOTHÈQUE EUROPE - COLMAR · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE BEL FLORE - COLMAR · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DES DOMINICAINS (ETUDE ET PATRIMOINE) - COLMAR · 68 - BDA - SITE DE COLMAR BIBLIOTHÈQUE D'ALSACE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | MEGA CGR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 23 | INSTITUT DE L ASSOMPTION · COLLEGE SAINT ANDRE · COMPLEXE MOLIERE · COMPLEXE BARTHOLDI · GYMNASE SAINT EXUPERY | INSEE BPE 23 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | BASE NAUTIQUE DE COLMAR HOUSSEN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 21 | CREDIT MUTUEL DES PROFESSIONS DE SANTE 68 · CCF · BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRIC COLMAR ENVIR · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL BARTHOLDI | INSEE BPE 21 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 107 | FOREIGN · LA SUITE · STRAUB ANNETTE | INSEE BPE 107 / INSEE SIRENE 135 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 11 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 29 | IBIS STYLES COLMAR CENTRE · HÔTEL LE MARÉCHAL · LE RAPP' · HÔTEL TURENNE · CONTACT HÔTEL DU LADHOF | INSEE BPE 29 / INSEE SIRENE 50 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 3 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6,7]
Trajectory
Population 67,257 (2012) → 66,970 (2023): -0.4 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 63,498 (1990) → 66,970 (2023): 5.5 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 36,922, of which 4.8 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Colmar): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Colmar): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [11]
GP (Colmar): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Colmar): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Colmar): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 66 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the COLMAR-INRAE weather station, 2.8 km away at 202 m; the village itself is at 193 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at COLMAR-INRAE, 2.8 km away at 202 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 577 mm of rain a year, spread over 105 days — about 5.5 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at COLMAR-INRAE, 2.8 km away at 202 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68066/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/5/cad29ac2-52ec-3c55-99a2-925afcbde703— “Marché terroir - Autour du marché couvert”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-06— https://data.datatourisme.fr/5/9dc47b78-acb1-317b-834a-8ce006a5da0c— “Marché terroir - Marché Ouest”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/5/6e0e2806-eccf-3770-93f1-6e391311cdaa— “Marché terroir - Place Saint Joseph”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68066/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68066/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68066/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68066
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levallois-Perret | 92 | 384 km W | 68,092 | 90.4 | Well served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ivry-sur-Seine | 94 | 376 km W | 65,064 | 87.3 | Well served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Issy-les-Moulineaux | 92 | 384 km W | 67,669 | 87.6 | Well served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pessac | 33 | 712 km SW | 67,339 | 83 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 45 % · humidity 71 % |
| Clichy | 92 | 383 km W | 64,410 | 89.1 | Well served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Évry-Courcouronnes | 91 | 369 km W | 66,919 | 84.6 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Évry-Courcouronnes | 91 | 369 km W | 66,919 | 84.6 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ivry-sur-Seine | 94 | 376 km W | 65,064 | 87.3 | Well served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 46 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clichy | 92 | 383 km W | 64,410 | 89.1 | Well served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Issy-les-Moulineaux | 92 | 384 km W | 67,669 | 87.6 | Well served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 46 % · humidity 100 % |
| Levallois-Perret | 92 | 384 km W | 68,092 | 90.4 | Well served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pessac | 33 | 712 km SW | 67,339 | 83 | Well served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 45 % · humidity 71 % |
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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 Colmar'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melun | 77 | 351 km W | 45,995 | 85.5 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mulhouse | 68 | 37 km S | 104,978 | 90.5 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Orléans | 45 | 406 km W | 116,357 | 91.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Metz | 57 | 145 km NW | 122,572 | 90.9 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Clermont-Ferrand | 63 | 413 km SW | 146,351 | 92.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dijon | 21 | 193 km SW | 161,830 | 92.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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