Fréland
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 62 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fréland (INSEE 68097) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CC de la Vallée de Kaysersberg. Population 1,288 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/68097-freland
Vitality score
Vitality score 42.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 62 % of the 12,763 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.59 | 20 | 11.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.64 | 10 | 6.36 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (MISTLER SARL · BOULANGERIE A&S NOEL). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (LE CHENE · L'AUBERGE DU MUSEE · LES SPAETZLE DE MAMIE MICHELLE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LE CHEKE). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CAMILLE MENGEL, MÉDECIN · JULIA MARTIN, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS-XAVIER SCHELCHER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOLE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (FRELAND AP). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (SANDRINE COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT DU KALBLIN). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (LES VERTS BOIS). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | MISTLER SARL · BOULANGERIE A&S NOEL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 3 | LE CHENE · L'AUBERGE DU MUSEE · LES SPAETZLE DE MAMIE MICHELLE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LE CHEKE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | CAMILLE MENGEL, MÉDECIN · JULIA MARTIN, MÉDECIN · FRANCOIS-XAVIER SCHELCHER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOLE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [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 | 1 | FRELAND AP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 2 | SANDRINE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL RESTAURANT DU KALBLIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | LES VERTS BOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,377 (2012) → 1,288 (2023): -6.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,134 (1990) → 1,288 (2023): 13.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 715, of which 12.3 % second homes and 8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fréland): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lapoutroie): 2.6 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Fréland): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Kaysersberg Vignoble): 5.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Fréland): 0 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 6 days a year at or above 30 °C and 58 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SURCENORD weather station, 5.6 km away at 960 m; the village itself is at 424 m. [11]
The village sits 536 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 5.89 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BERGHEIM-INRAE, 12.4 km away at 309 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 115 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 953 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ALLAGOUTTES, 3.6 km away at 550 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68097/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68097/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68097/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68097/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68097
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68175
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68162
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortcerf | 77 | 323 km W | 1,400 | 40.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Anastasie | 30 | 520 km SW | 1,738 | 40.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaufour-Notre-Dame | 72 | 529 km W | 1,173 | 40.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mercus-Garrabet | 09 | 730 km SW | 1,238 | 43.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 81 % · humidity 71 % |
| Enchenberg | 57 | 94 km N | 1,206 | 30.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Motte-d'Aigues | 84 | 506 km S | 1,438 | 45.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enchenberg | 57 | 94 km N | 1,206 | 30.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mortcerf | 77 | 323 km W | 1,400 | 40.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Motte-d'Aigues | 84 | 506 km S | 1,438 | 45.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Anastasie | 30 | 520 km SW | 1,738 | 40.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chaufour-Notre-Dame | 72 | 529 km W | 1,173 | 40.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mercus-Garrabet | 09 | 730 km SW | 1,238 | 43.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 81 % · 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 Fréland'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chaufour-Notre-Dame | 72 | 529 km W | 1,173 | 40.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boué | 02 | 327 km NW | 1,315 | 44.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sains-en-Amiénois | 80 | 400 km NW | 1,187 | 31.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montenay | 53 | 599 km W | 1,291 | 36 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Berthecourt | 60 | 387 km W | 1,564 | 34.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montreuil-aux-Lions | 02 | 309 km W | 1,305 | 47.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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