Hirtzbach
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 35.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Hirtzbach (INSEE 68139) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CC Sundgau. Population 1,418 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/68139-hirtzbach
Vitality score
Vitality score 35.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 38 % of the 12,026 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.87 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.74 | 10 | 7.41 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA MI DO RE). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT MUNZENBERGER). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PIERRE PREVOT, MÉDECIN · ANNE PREVOT, MÉDECIN). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA MI DO RE | INSEE BPE 1 / 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 | 1 | RESTAURANT MUNZENBERGER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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) | 2 | PIERRE PREVOT, MÉDECIN · ANNE PREVOT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [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 | 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
Monthly market: Thursday 16 H à 20 H Place de la Gare. See the source for which week of the month. [5,6]
Confirmed by two independent sources: Commune website and DATAtourisme.
Trajectory
Population 1,393 (2012) → 1,418 (2023): 1.8 % over 10 years. [7,1]
Population 1,143 (1990) → 1,418 (2023): 24.1 % over 30 years. [8,1]
Dwellings (2023): 704, of which 1.6 % second homes and 9.4 % vacant. [9]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Hirtzbach): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Food shop (Carspach): 2.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]
GP (Hirtzbach): 0.6 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Hirsingue): 2.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Hirtzbach): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
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, 3.8 km away at 332 m; the village itself is at 309 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at ALTKIRCH, 3.2 km away at 350 m, over 10 summers. [13]
An average of 821 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at CARSPACH, 3.8 km away at 332 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68139/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.hirtzbach.fr/— “Un marché mensuel installé Place de la Gare à Hirtzbach se tiendra chaque 2? jeudi du mois de 16 H à 20 H.”
- DATAtourisme 2026-07— https://data.datatourisme.fr/5/0cd4fd0d-757c-3f12-8538-830e4b4f5df9— “Une dizaine de producteurs locaux se retrouvent pour vous proposer leur produits les 2èmes jeudis du mois, de 16h à 20h”
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68139/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68139/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68139/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68139
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68062
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68138
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuckange | 57 | 206 km N | 1,515 | 37.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 74 % |
| Servins | 62 | 457 km NW | 1,147 | 39.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 85 % |
| Mortcerf | 77 | 346 km NW | 1,400 | 40.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pfaffenheim | 68 | 43 km N | 1,373 | 30.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Heimsbrunn | 68 | 14 km N | 1,314 | 41.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wandignies-Hamage | 59 | 422 km NW | 1,301 | 31.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heimsbrunn | 68 | 14 km N | 1,314 | 41.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pfaffenheim | 68 | 43 km N | 1,373 | 30.2 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 80 % · humidity 100 % |
| Stuckange | 57 | 206 km N | 1,515 | 37.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.summer 90 % · winter 74 % |
| Mortcerf | 77 | 346 km NW | 1,400 | 40.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Wandignies-Hamage | 59 | 422 km NW | 1,301 | 31.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Servins | 62 | 457 km NW | 1,147 | 39.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 85 % |
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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 Hirtzbach'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heimsbrunn | 68 | 14 km N | 1,314 | 41.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Crest | 63 | 378 km SW | 1,300 | 33.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Stutzheim-Offenheim | 67 | 118 km N | 1,607 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Furdenheim | 67 | 116 km N | 1,620 | 43.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Radegonde | 12 | 507 km SW | 1,793 | 42.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Obenheim | 67 | 92 km N | 1,403 | 37.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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