Osenbach
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 26.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 30 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Osenbach (INSEE 68251) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CC du Pays de Rouffach, Vignobles et Châteaux. Population 810 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/68251-osenbach
Vitality score
Vitality score 26.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 30 % of the 15,606 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 | 0.29 | 25 | 7.21 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Housing mix | 0.83 | 5 | 4.17 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and a school, but nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES TROIS FONTAINES). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (PIERRETTE COIFFEUSE A DOMICILE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (SPORT AND NATURE SPIRIT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE LES TROIS FONTAINES | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | PIERRETTE COIFFEUSE A DOMICILE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | SPORT AND NATURE SPIRIT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 885 (2012) → 810 (2023): -8.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 811 (1990) → 810 (2023): -0.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 433, of which 8.3 % second homes and 6.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Osenbach): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Soultzmatt): 3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Soultzmatt): 3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Soultzmatt): 3.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Osenbach): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 64 days at or below 0 °C, over 26 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ROUFFACH - SA weather station, 5.6 km away at 285 m; the village itself is at 392 m. [10]
The village sits 107 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 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ROUFFACH - SA, 5.6 km away at 285 m, over 26 summers. [10]
That station sits 107 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 628 mm of rain a year, spread over 103 days — about 6.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ROUFFACH - SA, 5.6 km away at 285 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 — 68251/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68251/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68251/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68251/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68251
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68318
- 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-Laurent | 74 | 225 km S | 841 | 32.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étigny | 89 | 293 km W | 747 | 27 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Manhac | 12 | 553 km SW | 877 | 30.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Ouenne | 79 | 604 km W | 789 | 33.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Boulay | 37 | 477 km W | 810 | 31.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Aubin-le-Cauf | 76 | 488 km NW | 843 | 26.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Laurent | 74 | 225 km S | 841 | 32.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Étigny | 89 | 293 km W | 747 | 27 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Boulay | 37 | 477 km W | 810 | 31.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Aubin-le-Cauf | 76 | 488 km NW | 843 | 26.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Manhac | 12 | 553 km SW | 877 | 30.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Ouenne | 79 | 604 km W | 789 | 33.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Osenbach'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhac | 12 | 553 km SW | 877 | 30.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cleurie | 88 | 41 km W | 652 | 23.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Butten | 67 | 110 km N | 640 | 23.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gunstett | 67 | 111 km N | 633 | 27.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Plasnes | 27 | 502 km W | 729 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Martin-en-Bière | 77 | 348 km W | 746 | 28 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 86 % |
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