Orbey
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 47.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 43 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Orbey (INSEE 68249) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CC de la Vallée de Kaysersberg. Population 3,429 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/68249-orbey
Vitality score
Vitality score 47.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 43 % of the 6,374 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 | 0.32 | 25 | 8.08 |
| Social | 0.74 | 20 | 14.78 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.54 | 10 | 5.45 |
| Housing mix | 0.75 | 5 | 3.76 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (TURLUPAIN · MAISON DURAIN · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE WEBER). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (AUX TRADITIONS DE FRANCK). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BIOSPHERE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (INTERMARCHE). [3,4]
12 × Restaurant (AUBERGE NORDIQUE LE BLANCRUPT · SARL FERME AUBERGE DU PRE BRACOT · PISCICULTURE DES DEUX LACS · LE CHALET DU LAC). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LE MILLE METRES). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE GEORGES MARTELOT). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIE-BEATRICE JUCHS, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE SPIHLMANN, MÉDECIN · BERNARD JUCHS, MÉDECIN · JEAN-EMMANUEL BORNERT, MÉDECIN · MATHILDE HUTTIN-HEYDEL, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (LA PHARMACIE DU FAUDE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE D'ORBEY). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE CERCLE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COSEC). [3]
3 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CANTON VERT). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (CASTELLON MARIE ISABELLE · ABATE & VOS CHEVEUX · F&M COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
4 × Hotel (HÔTEL MOTEL AU BOIS LE SIRE · LES TERRASSES DU LAC BLANC · LE DOMAINE DE BASIL LA COCOTTE ROUGE · HÔTEL RESTAURANT LES BRUYÈRES). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (FERME AUBERGE DU CHEVREMONT · CAMPING LEFEBURE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | TURLUPAIN · MAISON DURAIN · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE WEBER | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | AUX TRADITIONS DE FRANCK | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | BIOSPHERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INTERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 12 | AUBERGE NORDIQUE LE BLANCRUPT · SARL FERME AUBERGE DU PRE BRACOT · PISCICULTURE DES DEUX LACS · LE CHALET DU LAC | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LE MILLE METRES | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE GEORGES MARTELOT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | MARIE-BEATRICE JUCHS, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE SPIHLMANN, MÉDECIN · BERNARD JUCHS, MÉDECIN · JEAN-EMMANUEL BORNERT, MÉDECIN · MATHILDE HUTTIN-HEYDEL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | LA PHARMACIE DU FAUDE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 D'ORBEY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE CERCLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COSEC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CANTON VERT | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | CASTELLON MARIE ISABELLE · ABATE & VOS CHEVEUX · F&M COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 4 | HÔTEL MOTEL AU BOIS LE SIRE · LES TERRASSES DU LAC BLANC · LE DOMAINE DE BASIL LA COCOTTE ROUGE · HÔTEL RESTAURANT LES BRUYÈRES | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | FERME AUBERGE DU CHEVREMONT · CAMPING LEFEBURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,647 (2012) → 3,429 (2023): -6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 3,282 (1990) → 3,429 (2023): 4.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,011, of which 12.4 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Orbey): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Orbey): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Orbey): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Labaroche): 3.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Orbey): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 63 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SURCENORD weather station, 3.1 km away at 960 m; the village itself is at 486 m. [11]
The village sits 474 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 0 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MUNSTER_SAPC, 9.4 km away at 420 m, over 17 summers. [11]
That station sits 66 m below 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 953 mm of rain a year, spread over 132 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ALLAGOUTTES, 2.4 km away at 550 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 — 68249/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-05— https://data.datatourisme.fr/5/e772378c-1f04-3158-b54a-41fb944819b8— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68249/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68249/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68249/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68249
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68173
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coëx | 85 | 690 km W | 3,428 | 47.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 49 % |
| Val-au-Perche | 61 | 480 km W | 3,336 | 39.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 91 % |
| Mirepoix | 09 | 695 km SW | 3,172 | 56.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 72 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey | 06 | 493 km S | 3,658 | 53.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Veynes | 05 | 412 km S | 3,214 | 53.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 7 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mauriac | 15 | 490 km SW | 3,449 | 61.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veynes | 05 | 412 km S | 3,214 | 53.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 23 % · winter 7 % · humidity 100 % |
| Val-au-Perche | 61 | 480 km W | 3,336 | 39.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 74 % · winter 91 % |
| Mauriac | 15 | 490 km SW | 3,449 | 61.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey | 06 | 493 km S | 3,658 | 53.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coëx | 85 | 690 km W | 3,428 | 47.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.summer 79 % · winter 49 % |
| Mirepoix | 09 | 695 km SW | 3,172 | 56.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 23 % · winter 72 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Orbey'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tence | 43 | 400 km SW | 3,111 | 58.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Crèvecœur-le-Grand | 60 | 407 km NW | 3,462 | 51.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Michel | 02 | 297 km NW | 3,199 | 29.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Martin-en-Haut | 69 | 338 km SW | 3,942 | 62.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moreuil | 80 | 387 km NW | 3,936 | 47.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Noailles | 60 | 388 km W | 2,877 | 57.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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