Munster
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 74 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Munster (INSEE 68226) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CC de la Vallée de Munster. Population 4,738 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/68226-munster
Vitality score
Vitality score 58.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 74 % of the 4,895 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 | 0.65 | 25 | 16.25 |
| Social | 0.69 | 20 | 13.87 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.68 | 10 | 6.77 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.52 | 10 | 5.17 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.21 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
9 × Bakery (boulangerie) (GILG · L'ENFARINE · LE FOURNIL DU MARCHE · BOULANGERIE HEINRICH · BLE ET TRADITION). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE CHEZ GILBERT · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE PAUL ET AIME IMHOFF · LA PIERRE ROUGE). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (KLEI'BELCHA). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (SAS MUNDIS · LIDL · KODIS). [3,4]
20 × Restaurant (FLAM D'ALSACE · VINCE STUB · SALON DE THE, RESTAURANT VINCENT · DOLCE VITA). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE BADISCHHOF). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE FREDERIC HARTMANN). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PAULINE BOHREN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-BAPTISTE LECLERCQ, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER HEYD, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE TESLUTCHENKO, MÉDECIN · MANON PERRONNEAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE ZIMMERMANN · SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA CIGOGNE · PHARMACIE DE LA GRAND RUE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA VALLÉE DE MUNSTER). [3]
1 × Cinema (L'ESPACE CULTUREL SAINT GREGOIRE (EX- LE SAINT GREGOIRE). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COSEC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
6 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRIC MUT MONTAGNE · CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES · BANQUE CIC EST · CAISSE D'EPARGNE). [3]
14 × Hairdresser (CONCEPT COIFF MEL · COIFF EMOI). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
4 × Hotel (HÔTEL BAR DES VOSGES · THS GRAND HÔTEL · HÔTEL RESTAURANT LA VERTE VALLÉE · HÔTEL DE LA CIGOGNE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING PARC DE LA FECHT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel, 1 × Campsite.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 9 | GILG · L'ENFARINE · LE FOURNIL DU MARCHE · BOULANGERIE HEINRICH · BLE ET TRADITION | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE CHEZ GILBERT · BOUCHERIE CHARCUTERIE PAUL ET AIME IMHOFF · LA PIERRE ROUGE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | KLEI'BELCHA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | SAS MUNDIS · LIDL · KODIS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 20 | FLAM D'ALSACE · VINCE STUB · SALON DE THE, RESTAURANT VINCENT · DOLCE VITA | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 34 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE BADISCHHOF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE FREDERIC HARTMANN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | PAULINE BOHREN, MÉDECIN · JEAN-BAPTISTE LECLERCQ, MÉDECIN · OLIVIER HEYD, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE TESLUTCHENKO, MÉDECIN · MANON PERRONNEAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE ZIMMERMANN · SELARL PHARMACIE DE LA CIGOGNE · PHARMACIE DE LA GRAND RUE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE LA VALLÉE DE MUNSTER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | L'ESPACE CULTUREL SAINT GREGOIRE (EX- LE SAINT GREGOIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COSEC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 6 | BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRIC MUT MONTAGNE · CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES · BANQUE CIC EST · CAISSE D'EPARGNE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 14 | CONCEPT COIFF MEL · COIFF EMOI | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 4 | HÔTEL BAR DES VOSGES · THS GRAND HÔTEL · HÔTEL RESTAURANT LA VERTE VALLÉE · HÔTEL DE LA CIGOGNE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING PARC DE LA FECHT | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 4,791 (2012) → 4,738 (2023): -1.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 4,657 (1990) → 4,738 (2023): 1.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,830, of which 7.9 % second homes and 11.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Munster): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Munster): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Munster): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Munster): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Munster): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 14 days a year at or above 30 °C and 74 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the MUNSTER_SAPC weather station, 1.6 km away at 420 m; the village itself is at 380 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at MUNSTER_SAPC, 1.6 km away at 420 m, over 17 summers. [9]
An average of 1,056 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at MUNSTER_SAPC, 1.6 km away at 420 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 — 68226/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68226/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68226/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68226/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68226
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argenton-sur-Creuse | 36 | 453 km W | 4,786 | 58.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chasseneuil-du-Poitou | 86 | 532 km W | 4,743 | 64.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 69 % · humidity 86 % |
| Grand-Fort-Philippe | 59 | 490 km NW | 4,887 | 46 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 20 % · humidity 86 % |
| Milly-la-Forêt | 91 | 348 km W | 4,562 | 62.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Decize | 58 | 308 km SW | 4,932 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Mure | 38 | 364 km S | 4,963 | 69.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decize | 58 | 308 km SW | 4,932 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Milly-la-Forêt | 91 | 348 km W | 4,562 | 62.2 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Mure | 38 | 364 km S | 4,963 | 69.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 43 % · humidity 100 % |
| Argenton-sur-Creuse | 36 | 453 km W | 4,786 | 58.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 55 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grand-Fort-Philippe | 59 | 490 km NW | 4,887 | 46 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 20 % · humidity 86 % |
| Chasseneuil-du-Poitou | 86 | 532 km W | 4,743 | 64.7 | Served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 69 % · 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Ferté-Gaucher | 77 | 295 km W | 4,743 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Faulquemont | 57 | 119 km N | 5,109 | 54.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Is-sur-Tille | 21 | 162 km W | 4,302 | 57 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Commercy | 55 | 140 km NW | 5,350 | 61.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Altkirch | 68 | 47 km S | 5,687 | 64.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Langres | 52 | 136 km W | 7,421 | 61.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/68226-munster