Hochstatt
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 10 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Hochstatt (INSEE 68141) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CC Sundgau. Population 2,173 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/68141-hochstatt
Vitality score
Vitality score 29.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 10 % of the 9,068 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 | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.69 | 10 | 6.87 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.91 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
4 × Restaurant (POULAILLON · MATHIS · CHIARA GIANNI · A CASA MIA HOCHSTATT). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (HOCHSTATT RP). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL REGION ILLFURTH). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (PROWA CLES D'ARGENT). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 4 | POULAILLON · MATHIS · CHIARA GIANNI · A CASA MIA HOCHSTATT | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE | 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 | 1 | HOCHSTATT RP | 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 | 1 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL REGION ILLFURTH | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 1 | PROWA CLES D'ARGENT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 2,085 (2012) → 2,173 (2023): 4.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,831 (1990) → 2,173 (2023): 18.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 997, of which 0.9 % second homes and 6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Zillisheim): 1.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Zillisheim): 1.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Zillisheim): 1.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Zillisheim): 1.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Hochstatt): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 68 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MULHOUSE weather station, 5.4 km away at 245 m; the village itself is at 273 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MULHOUSE, 5.4 km away at 245 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 757 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MULHOUSE, 5.4 km away at 245 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68141/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68141/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68141/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68141/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68384
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68141
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plappeville | 57 | 180 km NW | 2,027 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Messein | 54 | 131 km NW | 1,981 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chevry | 01 | 184 km SW | 2,372 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Andolsheim | 68 | 42 km N | 2,199 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pencran | 29 | 858 km W | 2,234 | 26.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 30 % · humidity 100 % |
| Béning-lès-Saint-Avold | 57 | 163 km N | 1,095 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andolsheim | 68 | 42 km N | 2,199 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Messein | 54 | 131 km NW | 1,981 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Béning-lès-Saint-Avold | 57 | 163 km N | 1,095 | 20.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
| Plappeville | 57 | 180 km NW | 2,027 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chevry | 01 | 184 km SW | 2,372 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pencran | 29 | 858 km W | 2,234 | 26.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 30 % · 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 Hochstatt'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plappeville | 57 | 180 km NW | 2,027 | 23.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Messein | 54 | 131 km NW | 1,981 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chevry | 01 | 184 km SW | 2,372 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Andolsheim | 68 | 42 km N | 2,199 | 36.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ruelisheim | 68 | 15 km NE | 2,519 | 33.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Steinbach | 68 | 16 km NW | 1,379 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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