Kembs
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 15 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Kembs (INSEE 68163) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CA Saint-Louis Agglomération. Population 5,834 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/68163-kembs
Vitality score
Vitality score 42.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 15 % of the 4,045 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 | 0.15 | 25 | 3.69 |
| Social | 0.45 | 20 | 8.95 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.43 | 10 | 4.27 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BISCOTTE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (ALDI MARCHE). [3,4]
9 × Restaurant (AU SCHAEFERHOF · GUTKNECHT MILENE · CITY GRILL · LE PETIT KEMBS PAR CECILE ET LIONEL). [3,4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN MONNET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LEONARD DE VINCI). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE TZAMA). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CELINE GARESSUS, MÉDECIN · PATRICIA SCHAEFFER, MÉDECIN · AURELIE BERNHARD, MÉDECIN · DAVID PETIT-BOURGEOIS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU RHIN). [3,4]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE KEMBS AU FIL DES MOTS). [3]
1 × Cinema (ESPACE RHENAN). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL KEMBS NIFFER). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE L'ACCROCHE COEUR). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite. [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 3 × Hairdresser, 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | BISCOTTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | ALDI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 9 | AU SCHAEFERHOF · GUTKNECHT MILENE · CITY GRILL · LE PETIT KEMBS PAR CECILE ET LIONEL | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEAN MONNET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE LEONARD DE VINCI | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PRIVE TZAMA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | CELINE GARESSUS, MÉDECIN · PATRICIA SCHAEFFER, MÉDECIN · AURELIE BERNHARD, MÉDECIN · DAVID PETIT-BOURGEOIS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DU RHIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE KEMBS AU FIL DES MOTS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | ESPACE RHENAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE POLYVALENTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL KEMBS NIFFER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | COIFFURE L'ACCROCHE COEUR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 4,855 (2012) → 5,834 (2023): 20.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,016 (1990) → 5,834 (2023): 93.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,847, of which 1.7 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Kembs): 0.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Kembs): 0.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Kembs): 0.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Kembs): 0.9 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Kembs): 1.9 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 69 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the BALE-MULHOUSE weather station, 6.5 km away at 263 m; the village itself is at 248 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at BALE-MULHOUSE, 6.5 km away at 263 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 856 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SCHLIERBACH, 5.4 km away at 249 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68163/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68163/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68163/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68163/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68163
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligné | 44 | 666 km W | 5,693 | 43 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arnas | 69 | 280 km SW | 4,601 | 43.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Surzur | 56 | 758 km W | 5,211 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 % |
| Dieulouard | 54 | 168 km NW | 4,581 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 86 % |
| Marcheprime | 33 | 723 km SW | 5,696 | 46.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
| Aigrefeuille-sur-Maine | 44 | 673 km W | 4,156 | 50.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dieulouard | 54 | 168 km NW | 4,581 | 40.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 77 % · winter 86 % |
| Arnas | 69 | 280 km SW | 4,601 | 43.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ligné | 44 | 666 km W | 5,693 | 43 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 54 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aigrefeuille-sur-Maine | 44 | 673 km W | 4,156 | 50.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 50 % · humidity 86 % |
| Marcheprime | 33 | 723 km SW | 5,696 | 46.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 64 % · humidity 71 % |
| Surzur | 56 | 758 km W | 5,211 | 47.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 43 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Kembs'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duttlenheim | 67 | 95 km N | 3,011 | 37.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ingwiller | 67 | 133 km N | 3,995 | 50 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gerstheim | 67 | 80 km N | 3,490 | 39 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Fessenheim | 68 | 27 km N | 2,345 | 43.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Luc-la-Primaube | 12 | 535 km SW | 6,046 | 62.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Viry | 74 | 206 km SW | 5,809 | 39.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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