Muhlbach-sur-Munster
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Muhlbach-sur-Munster (INSEE 68223) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CC de la Vallée de Munster. Population 818 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/68223-muhlbach-sur-munster
Vitality score
Vitality score 47.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 15,508 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.8 | 10 | 7.96 |
| Housing mix | 0.37 | 5 | 1.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU PETIT SCHLITTEUR). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PROXI). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (SOCIETE PERLES DES VOSGES). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-PASCAL GUYON, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (MUHLBACH SUR MUNSTER RP). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE DE SPORT). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (SI - BELLE COIFFURE · L'ATELIER DE FABIENNE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL RESTAURANT LA PERLE DES VOSGES). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AU PETIT SCHLITTEUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | PROXI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | SOCIETE PERLES DES VOSGES | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | JEAN-PASCAL GUYON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | MUHLBACH SUR MUNSTER RP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | SALLE DE SPORT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | SI - BELLE COIFFURE · L'ATELIER DE FABIENNE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL RESTAURANT LA PERLE DES VOSGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 739 (2012) → 818 (2023): 10.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 631 (1990) → 818 (2023): 29.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 666, of which 31.4 % second homes and 8.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Muhlbach-sur-Munster): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Muhlbach-sur-Munster): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Muhlbach-sur-Munster): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Metzeral): 1.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Muhlbach-sur-Munster): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 78 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MUNSTER_SAPC weather station, 3.4 km away at 420 m; the village itself is at 474 m. [10]
The village sits 54 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, 3.4 km away at 420 m, over 17 summers. [10]
That station sits 54 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 1,221 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 8.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BREITENBACH, 1.5 km away at 466 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 — 68223/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68223/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68223/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68223/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrimonio | 2B | 619 km S | 897 | 59.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Vinsobres | 26 | 439 km S | 1,034 | 35.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 22 % · humidity 86 % |
| Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre | 41 | 373 km W | 749 | 48.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 74 % |
| Lestelle-Bétharram | 64 | 786 km SW | 788 | 49.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 57 % · humidity 21 % |
| Saales | 67 | 36 km N | 826 | 55.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oltingue | 68 | 64 km S | 695 | 45.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saales | 67 | 36 km N | 826 | 55.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Oltingue | 68 | 64 km S | 695 | 45.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pierrefitte-sur-Sauldre | 41 | 373 km W | 749 | 48.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 77 % · winter 74 % |
| Vinsobres | 26 | 439 km S | 1,034 | 35.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 22 % · humidity 86 % |
| Patrimonio | 2B | 619 km S | 897 | 59.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Lestelle-Bétharram | 64 | 786 km SW | 788 | 49.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 64 % · winter 57 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Muhlbach-sur-Munster'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breitenbach-Haut-Rhin | 68 | 1.3 km E | 819 | 45.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Gingolph | 74 | 183 km S | 903 | 61.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Badaroux | 48 | 474 km SW | 930 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Folgensbourg | 68 | 59 km SE | 906 | 42.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Kruth | 68 | 14 km SW | 856 | 39.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chabreloche | 63 | 351 km SW | 1,156 | 34.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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