Eschbach-au-Val
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 17.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 28 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Eschbach-au-Val (INSEE 68083) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CC de la Vallée de Munster. Population 378 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 17.5/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 28 % of the 18,014 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 | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.08 |
| Housing mix | 0.7 | 5 | 3.51 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Hotel (L'AUBERGE OBERSOLBERG). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 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 | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | L'AUBERGE OBERSOLBERG | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 370 (2012) → 378 (2023): 2.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 375 (1990) → 378 (2023): 0.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 221, of which 14.9 % second homes and 8.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Munster): 1.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Munster): 1.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Munster): 1.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Munster): 1.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Eschbach-au-Val): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 74 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MUNSTER_SAPC weather station, 2.8 km away at 420 m; the village itself is at 432 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MUNSTER_SAPC, 2.8 km away at 420 m, over 17 summers. [10]
An average of 1,056 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MUNSTER_SAPC, 2.8 km away at 420 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 — 68083/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68083/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68083/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68083/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68226
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68083
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouy-sur-Seine | 77 | 292 km W | 353 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Colome | 64 | 803 km SW | 354 | 20.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lignerolles | 27 | 442 km W | 362 | 23.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 78 % |
| Saint-Maurice-le-Vieil | 89 | 284 km W | 370 | 23.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Melz-sur-Seine | 77 | 283 km W | 345 | 20.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Gilles-les-Bois | 22 | 760 km W | 384 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 28 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melz-sur-Seine | 77 | 283 km W | 345 | 20.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 46 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Maurice-le-Vieil | 89 | 284 km W | 370 | 23.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mouy-sur-Seine | 77 | 292 km W | 353 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lignerolles | 27 | 442 km W | 362 | 23.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 92 % · winter 78 % |
| Saint-Gilles-les-Bois | 22 | 760 km W | 384 | 16.9 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 28 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Colome | 64 | 803 km SW | 354 | 20.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 84 % · 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 Eschbach-au-Val'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autreville-sur-la-Renne | 52 | 161 km W | 386 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Chapelle-Moutils | 77 | 289 km W | 400 | 23.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Leffonds | 52 | 148 km W | 344 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Glonville | 54 | 60 km NW | 385 | 19.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Domptail | 88 | 61 km NW | 334 | 20.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saincaize-Meauce | 58 | 330 km W | 358 | 16.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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