Murbach
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 22.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 76 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Murbach (INSEE 68229) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CC de la Région de Guebwiller. Population 164 (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 22.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 76 % of the 14,769 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.91 | 10 | 9.14 |
| Housing mix | 0.29 | 5 | 1.45 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DE L'ABBAYE · SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION TOURISTIQUE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (DOMAINE LANGMATT). [3,4]
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, 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 | 2 | AUBERGE DE L'ABBAYE · SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION TOURISTIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 1 | DOMAINE LANGMATT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 140 (2012) → 164 (2023): 17.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 116 (1990) → 164 (2023): 41.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 110, of which 35.5 % second homes and 7.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lautenbach): 2.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Buhl): 2.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Buhl): 2.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Buhl): 2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Buhl): 1.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 65 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LINTHAL_SAPC weather station, 4 km away at 488 m; the village itself is at 437 m. [10]
The village sits 51 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 MARKSTEIN CRETE, 9.5 km away at 1,184 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 747 m above 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 1,328 mm of rain a year, spread over 142 days — about 9.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at LINTHAL_SAPC, 4 km away at 488 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 — 68229/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68229/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68229/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68229/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68177
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68058
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heudicourt-sous-les-Côtes | 55 | 156 km NW | 172 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Dominois | 80 | 470 km NW | 168 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · humidity 100 % |
| Planzolles | 07 | 447 km SW | 164 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rimplas | 06 | 429 km S | 156 | 24 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 55 % |
| Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne | 25 | 137 km SW | 167 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Eyzahut | 26 | 408 km SW | 151 | 20.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne | 25 | 137 km SW | 167 | 17.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Heudicourt-sous-les-Côtes | 55 | 156 km NW | 172 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Eyzahut | 26 | 408 km SW | 151 | 20.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rimplas | 06 | 429 km S | 156 | 24 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 74 % · winter 55 % |
| Planzolles | 07 | 447 km SW | 164 | 20.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dominois | 80 | 470 km NW | 168 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 68 % · 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 Murbach'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heudicourt-sous-les-Côtes | 55 | 156 km NW | 172 | 15.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marigny-sur-Yonne | 58 | 273 km W | 191 | 15.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Chitry-les-Mines | 58 | 273 km W | 216 | 16.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mont-et-Marré | 58 | 280 km W | 155 | 5.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arthonnay | 89 | 218 km W | 150 | 5.4 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bligny | 10 | 191 km W | 160 | 14.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
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