Franken
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 16.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 24 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Franken (INSEE 68096) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CC Sundgau. Population 354 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/68096-franken
Vitality score
Vitality score 16.3/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 24 % of the 18,050 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.9 | 10 | 9.05 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DES DEUX VALLEES). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DES DEUX VALLEES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 341 (2012) → 354 (2023): 3.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 252 (1990) → 354 (2023): 40.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 163, of which 1.8 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Hundsbach): 1.5 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Knœringue): 5.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Rantzwiller): 5.7 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Waldighoffen): 6.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Jettingen): 1.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
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. [13]
Measured at the CARSPACH weather station, 11 km away at 332 m; the village itself is at 336 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at ALTKIRCH, 7.7 km away at 350 m, over 10 summers. [13]
An average of 901 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at MUESPACH, 6.6 km away at 400 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68096/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68096/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68096/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68096/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68148
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68168
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68265
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68355
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68158
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trémeheuc | 35 | 679 km W | 355 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pontruet | 02 | 396 km NW | 353 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-sur-Suippe | 51 | 311 km NW | 356 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Annois | 02 | 387 km NW | 349 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Houquetot | 76 | 558 km NW | 350 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 59 % |
| Cuisy-en-Almont | 02 | 364 km NW | 361 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 89 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-sur-Suippe | 51 | 311 km NW | 356 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cuisy-en-Almont | 02 | 364 km NW | 361 | 13 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 95 % · winter 89 % |
| Annois | 02 | 387 km NW | 349 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pontruet | 02 | 396 km NW | 353 | 14.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Houquetot | 76 | 558 km NW | 350 | 15.2 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.summer 69 % · winter 59 % |
| Trémeheuc | 35 | 679 km W | 355 | 13.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Franken'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annois | 02 | 387 km NW | 349 | 10.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Largitzen | 68 | 13 km W | 352 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Berthelange | 25 | 127 km W | 354 | 17.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Richeling | 57 | 161 km N | 347 | 12.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Prugny | 10 | 264 km W | 367 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Laronxe | 54 | 118 km NW | 361 | 9.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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