Mittlach
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 21/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 44 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Mittlach (INSEE 68210) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CC de la Vallée de Munster. Population 339 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 21/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 44 % of the 18,048 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 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.66 | 10 | 6.65 |
| Housing mix | 0.19 | 5 | 0.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DU KASTELBERG · VALNEIGE). [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MITTLACH). [3]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL RESTAURANT VALNEIGE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale. [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 | 2 | AUBERGE DU KASTELBERG · VALNEIGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE MITTLACH | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | HÔTEL RESTAURANT VALNEIGE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 339 (2012) → 339 (2023): 0 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 291 (1990) → 339 (2023): 16.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 253, of which 40.7 % second homes and 3.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Muhlbach-sur-Munster): 4.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Metzeral): 3.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Metzeral): 3.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Metzeral): 3.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Metzeral): 3.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 83 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MUNSTER_SAPC weather station, 8 km away at 420 m; the village itself is at 536 m. [10]
The village sits 116 m above 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 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MUNSTER_SAPC, 8 km away at 420 m, over 17 summers. [10]
That station sits 116 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 1,905 mm of rain a year, spread over 156 days — about 12.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MITTLACH - ERBE, 0.3 km away at 552 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 — 68210/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68210/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68210/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68210/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68223
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68204
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Privat-de-Champclos | 30 | 462 km SW | 324 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Espédaillac | 46 | 550 km SW | 290 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Puy-Sanières | 05 | 386 km S | 288 | 25.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Denis | 30 | 471 km SW | 296 | 22.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 32 % · humidity 71 % |
| Peyremale | 30 | 471 km SW | 272 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 3 % · humidity 79 % |
| Osse-en-Aspe | 64 | 815 km SW | 330 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 53 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puy-Sanières | 05 | 386 km S | 288 | 25.2 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 47 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Privat-de-Champclos | 30 | 462 km SW | 324 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Denis | 30 | 471 km SW | 296 | 22.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 32 % · humidity 71 % |
| Peyremale | 30 | 471 km SW | 272 | 20.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 3 % · humidity 79 % |
| Espédaillac | 46 | 550 km SW | 290 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 41 % · humidity 86 % |
| Osse-en-Aspe | 64 | 815 km SW | 330 | 18.2 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 53 % |
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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 Mittlach'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changey | 52 | 123 km W | 285 | 22.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Hohrod | 68 | 9.0 km NE | 349 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bannes | 52 | 122 km W | 360 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Meillerie | 74 | 179 km S | 293 | 19.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Pancrace | 73 | 309 km S | 307 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auxelles-Haut | 90 | 35 km SW | 287 | 24 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
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