Pulversheim
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 40.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 26 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pulversheim (INSEE 68258) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CA Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération. Population 3,069 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/68258-pulversheim
Vitality score
Vitality score 40.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 26 % of the 6,987 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 | 0.15 | 25 | 3.69 |
| Social | 0.5 | 20 | 9.98 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.31 | 10 | 3.07 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.99 | 5 | 4.97 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE FEUILLETE GOURMAND). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR EXPRESS). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (WEISS A L'ETOILE D'OR · CHEZ ROZELIN · L'ENVIE · A CASA MIA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE KOEHL-ANSELM). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PATRICIA RITLI, MÉDECIN · MARIE LEONARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE PULVERSHEIM). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BASSIN POTASSIQUE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (L'ATELIER DE MEL). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HÔTEL AU COUCOU · SARL WEISS À L'ÉTOILE D'OR NIEMERICH). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Supermarket, 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Post office / agence postale. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LE FEUILLETE GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR EXPRESS | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | WEISS A L'ETOILE D'OR · CHEZ ROZELIN · L'ENVIE · A CASA MIA | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE KOEHL-ANSELM | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | PATRICIA RITLI, MÉDECIN · MARIE LEONARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 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 | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE PULVERSHEIM | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BASSIN POTASSIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 1 | L'ATELIER DE MEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | HÔTEL AU COUCOU · SARL WEISS À L'ÉTOILE D'OR NIEMERICH | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 2,925 (2012) → 3,069 (2023): 4.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,021 (1990) → 3,069 (2023): 51.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,397, of which 0.3 % second homes and 5.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Pulversheim): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Wittenheim): 1.3 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Pulversheim): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Wittenheim): 2.4 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Pulversheim): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
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, 9.4 km away at 245 m; the village itself is at 234 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MULHOUSE, 9.4 km away at 245 m, over 30 summers. [10]
An average of 757 mm of rain a year, spread over 115 days — about 6.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MULHOUSE, 9.4 km away at 245 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 — 68258/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68258/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68258/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68258/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68258
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68376
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vert-le-Petit | 91 | 374 km W | 2,714 | 55 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Custines | 54 | 137 km NW | 3,089 | 38 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Agnetz | 60 | 400 km NW | 3,058 | 33.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Commelle-Vernay | 42 | 320 km SW | 3,050 | 34.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ailly-sur-Somme | 80 | 440 km NW | 3,003 | 33.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gagnac-sur-Garonne | 31 | 650 km SW | 3,198 | 47.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 42 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custines | 54 | 137 km NW | 3,089 | 38 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Commelle-Vernay | 42 | 320 km SW | 3,050 | 34.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vert-le-Petit | 91 | 374 km W | 2,714 | 55 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 65 % · humidity 100 % |
| Agnetz | 60 | 400 km NW | 3,058 | 33.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ailly-sur-Somme | 80 | 440 km NW | 3,003 | 33.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gagnac-sur-Garonne | 31 | 650 km SW | 3,198 | 47.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 42 % · 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 Pulversheim'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commelle-Vernay | 42 | 320 km SW | 3,050 | 34.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Lyé | 10 | 252 km W | 2,956 | 53.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Marzy | 58 | 331 km W | 3,623 | 46.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Buhl | 68 | 14 km NW | 3,100 | 38.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Belleville-sur-Meuse | 55 | 206 km NW | 3,013 | 28.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gevrey-Chambertin | 21 | 188 km W | 2,917 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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