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Ottmarsheim

Haut-Rhin · CA Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération · INSEE 68253

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 52.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 78 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Ottmarsheim (INSEE 68253) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CA Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. Population 2,054 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/68253-ottmarsheim

Vitality score

Vitality score 52.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 78 % of the 9,445 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.26256.56
Social0.672013.44
Education0.63106.32
Health0.59105.85
Public & culture0.3951.97
Population trend0.58105.83
Housing mix0.9754.83

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 2 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 2 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 1 of 2
Everyday services 3 of 3
Lodging 1 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES TRESORS DE LILIE BY JEANNIN). [3,4]

1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SPAR). [3,4]

6 × Restaurant (AU BON ACCUEIL · SARL SAL-VA · O'MALO · LUNI'K · INSTA-GRILL). [3,4]

1 × Café / bar (CAFE- BAR CHEZ LEA EDEN). [4]

2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE K. ET M. KRAFFT). [3]

1 × Collège (COLLEGE THEODORE MONOD). [3]

3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LAURENCE ABT, MÉDECIN · FLORIANE SCHOENENBERGER, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE LAVAL, MÉDECIN). [3]

1 × Pharmacy (NATURE & CO). [3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]

1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE D'OTTMARSHEIM). [3]

2 × Gym / sports hall (SALLE POLYVALENTE · GYMNASE DU COLLEGE). [3]

1 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL LA RHENANE). [3]

2 × Hairdresser. [3,4]

1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]

1 × Hotel (ALS'HÔTEL). [3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Bank.

Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)1LES TRESORS DE LILIE BY JEANNININSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)1SPARINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant6AU BON ACCUEIL · SARL SAL-VA · O'MALO · LUNI'K · INSTA-GRILLINSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4]
Café / bar1CAFE- BAR CHEZ LEA EDENINSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)2ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE K. ET M. KRAFFTINSEE BPE 2 [3]
Collège1COLLEGE THEODORE MONODINSEE BPE 1 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)3LAURENCE ABT, MÉDECIN · FLORIANE SCHOENENBERGER, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE LAVAL, MÉDECININSEE BPE 3 [3]
Pharmacy1NATURE & COINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1LA POSTEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library1MÉDIATHÈQUE D'OTTMARSHEIMINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall2SALLE POLYVALENTE · GYMNASE DU COLLEGEINSEE BPE 2 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank1CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL LA RHENANEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Hairdresser2INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Fuel station1STATION SERVICEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3]
Hotel1ALS'HÔTELINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE 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

1968: 1,766 2023: 2,054 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 1,829 (2012) → 2,054 (2023): 12.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 1,897 (1990) → 2,054 (2023): 8.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 1,020, of which 1.7 % second homes and 11 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmBakery — 3.1 km S (Hombourg)
In the commune Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Bakery — 3.1 km S Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Hombourg): 3.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Ottmarsheim): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]

GP (Ottmarsheim): 0.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]

Pharmacy (Ottmarsheim): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]

Primary school (Ottmarsheim): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 68 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]

Measured at the MULHOUSE weather station, 16.8 km away at 245 m; the village itself is at 223 m. [10]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]

Humidity measured at MULHOUSE, 16.8 km away at 245 m, over 30 summers. [10]

An average of 856 mm of rain a year, spread over 128 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]

Rainfall measured at SCHLIERBACH, 12.4 km away at 249 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68253/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68253/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68253/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68253/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 68144
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 68253
  10. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Wisches6782 km N2,05054Partly servedCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 %
Le Temple-de-Bretagne44699 km W1,97553.6Partly servedCooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 77 %
Hurigny71260 km SW1,95952.2Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 %
Trept38287 km SW2,09553.5Partly servedWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 %
Thaon14609 km W1,89450.2Partly servedCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 34 % · humidity 100 %
Les Montils41466 km W1,94553.7Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 61 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Wisches6782 km N2,05054Partly servedCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 %
Hurigny71260 km SW1,95952.2Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 76 % · humidity 100 %
Trept38287 km SW2,09553.5Partly servedWarmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 %
Les Montils41466 km W1,94553.7Partly servedSimilar summers, milder winters.summer 100 % · winter 61 %
Thaon14609 km W1,89450.2Partly servedCooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 34 % · humidity 100 %
Le Temple-de-Bretagne44699 km W1,97553.6Partly servedCooler summers and milder winters.summer 82 % · winter 77 %

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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 Ottmarsheim'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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Augny57174 km NW2,20764.8ServedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 %
Messigny-et-Vantoux21191 km W1,72047.4Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %
Bonneuil-Matours86538 km W2,08159.8Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 %
Maclas42345 km SW1,86872.7ServedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 %
Dambach-la-Ville6760 km N2,16558.6Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 %
Saint-Amant-Tallende63410 km SW1,86659Partly servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 %