Kœstlach
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 14.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 11 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Kœstlach (INSEE 68169) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CC Sundgau. Population 505 (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/68169-koestlach
Vitality score
Vitality score 14.9/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 11 % of the 17,772 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 | 0.78 | 10 | 7.85 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
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 | 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
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 513 (2012) → 505 (2023): -1.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 393 (1990) → 505 (2023): 28.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 229, of which 1.7 % second homes and 9.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vieux-Ferrette): 2.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vieux-Ferrette): 2.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Vieux-Ferrette): 2.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ferrette): 3.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vieux-Ferrette): 2.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LUCELLE_SAPC weather station, 7.6 km away at 690 m; the village itself is at 472 m. [10]
The village sits 218 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ALTKIRCH, 12.5 km away at 350 m, over 10 summers. [10]
That station sits 122 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,054 mm of rain a year, spread over 144 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FERRETTE, 3 km away at 480 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 — 68169/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68169/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68169/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68169/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68347
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68090
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernestviller | 57 | 175 km N | 503 | 11 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Loup-Hors | 14 | 621 km W | 504 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coinces | 45 | 417 km W | 501 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourdettes | 64 | 759 km SW | 503 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 85 % · humidity 7 % |
| Orainville | 02 | 318 km NW | 490 | 17.5 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Prosnes | 51 | 289 km NW | 486 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ernestviller | 57 | 175 km N | 503 | 11 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 % |
| Prosnes | 51 | 289 km NW | 486 | 15.7 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Orainville | 02 | 318 km NW | 490 | 17.5 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Coinces | 45 | 417 km W | 501 | 14.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Loup-Hors | 14 | 621 km W | 504 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 41 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bourdettes | 64 | 759 km SW | 503 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 54 % · winter 85 % · humidity 7 % |
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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 Kœstlach'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André-de-Messei | 61 | 593 km W | 518 | 10.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Fay-les-Étangs | 60 | 439 km NW | 473 | 17.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sissy | 02 | 380 km NW | 505 | 11.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Léglantiers | 60 | 413 km NW | 548 | 17.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Jean-de-la-Haize | 50 | 654 km W | 535 | 14 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vallerois-Lorioz | 70 | 85 km W | 452 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
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