Lautenbachzell
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 26.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 22 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lautenbachzell (INSEE 68178) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CC de la Région de Guebwiller. Population 942 (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/68178-lautenbachzell
Vitality score
Vitality score 26.1/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 22 % of the 14,707 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.53 | 10 | 5.33 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.19 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT A LA TRUITE). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE MAURICE ARNOLD). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER DE LUCIE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING LAUTENBACHZELL). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 1 | RESTAURANT A LA TRUITE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE MAURICE ARNOLD | 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 | 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 | 1 | L'ATELIER DE LUCIE | 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 | 1 | CAMPING LAUTENBACHZELL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 974 (2012) → 942 (2023): -3.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 912 (1990) → 942 (2023): 3.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 520, of which 8.1 % second homes and 12.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lautenbach): 0.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Buhl): 3.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Buhl): 3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Buhl): 3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Lautenbachzell): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the LINTHAL_SAPC weather station, 2.6 km away at 488 m; the village itself is at 417 m. [11]
The village sits 71 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 MARKSTEIN CRETE, 9 km away at 1,184 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 767 m above 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 1,328 mm of rain a year, spread over 142 days — about 9.4 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LINTHAL_SAPC, 2.6 km away at 488 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 — 68178/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68178/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68178/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68178/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68177
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68058
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68178
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trégomeur | 22 | 746 km W | 945 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 36 % · humidity 100 % |
| Anglars-Saint-Félix | 12 | 545 km SW | 930 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Denis-lès-Rebais | 77 | 307 km W | 966 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Passage | 38 | 296 km SW | 983 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Apremont | 73 | 285 km S | 979 | 33.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nantheuil | 24 | 550 km SW | 989 | 26.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 57 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apremont | 73 | 285 km S | 979 | 33.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Passage | 38 | 296 km SW | 983 | 34.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 54 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Denis-lès-Rebais | 77 | 307 km W | 966 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 79 % |
| Anglars-Saint-Félix | 12 | 545 km SW | 930 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Nantheuil | 24 | 550 km SW | 989 | 26.6 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 57 % · humidity 71 % |
| Trégomeur | 22 | 746 km W | 945 | 34.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 36 % · 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 Lautenbachzell'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Émancé | 78 | 408 km W | 872 | 29.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Doizieux | 42 | 341 km SW | 856 | 34.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Écrosnes | 28 | 407 km W | 869 | 28.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pars-lès-Romilly | 10 | 260 km W | 845 | 28.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vendeuvre | 14 | 545 km W | 800 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Rue-Saint-Pierre | 60 | 392 km NW | 855 | 30.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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