Ranspach
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 36.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ranspach (INSEE 68262) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CC de la Vallée de Saint-Amarin. Population 769 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/68262-ranspach
Vitality score
Vitality score 36.8/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 64 % of the 15,887 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 | 0.91 | 20 | 18.15 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.35 | 10 | 3.48 |
| Housing mix | 0.67 | 5 | 3.33 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (CUISINIERS TRAITEURS KUTTLER). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (HOTEL RESTAURANT FRITSCHI · LE FLAMMA ECK · LA CABANE A FLEISCHNAKAS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (VERO COIFF). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL RESTAURANT CHEZ PHILIPPE). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING FLOWER LES BOULEAUX). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | CUISINIERS TRAITEURS KUTTLER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 3 | HOTEL RESTAURANT FRITSCHI · LE FLAMMA ECK · LA CABANE A FLEISCHNAKAS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | 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 | 2 | VERO COIFF | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL RESTAURANT CHEZ PHILIPPE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING FLOWER LES BOULEAUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 842 (2012) → 769 (2023): -8.7 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 907 (1990) → 769 (2023): -15.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 462, of which 16.7 % second homes and 6.5 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fellering): 1.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Amarin): 1.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Fellering): 1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Fellering): 1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Ranspach): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the GEISHOUSE_SAPC weather station, 3.7 km away at 618 m; the village itself is at 440 m. [12]
The village sits 178 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at MARKSTEIN CRETE, 4.4 km away at 1,184 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 744 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,266 mm of rain a year, spread over 145 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at GEISHOUSE_SAPC, 3.7 km away at 618 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68262/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/5/a2290551-8e2f-32d1-ba4a-9367b0f63bb0— “Les paniers du samedi.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68262/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68262/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68262/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68089
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68292
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68262
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barembach | 67 | 68 km N | 810 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Ferréol | 74 | 242 km S | 874 | 26.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 65 % |
| Gavrus | 14 | 571 km W | 635 | 39.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 64 % · humidity 100 % |
| Méziré | 90 | 39 km S | 1,255 | 31.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Rouvière | 30 | 489 km SW | 693 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rosières | 81 | 567 km SW | 716 | 26.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 57 % · humidity 79 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méziré | 90 | 39 km S | 1,255 | 31.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 47 % · humidity 93 % |
| Barembach | 67 | 68 km N | 810 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Ferréol | 74 | 242 km S | 874 | 26.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 72 % · winter 65 % |
| La Rouvière | 30 | 489 km SW | 693 | 31.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rosières | 81 | 567 km SW | 716 | 26.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 57 % · humidity 79 % |
| Gavrus | 14 | 571 km W | 635 | 39.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 64 % · 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 Ranspach'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barembach | 67 | 68 km N | 810 | 32.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marcq | 78 | 398 km W | 802 | 32.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lormaye | 28 | 414 km W | 686 | 28.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Vaast-en-Cambrésis | 59 | 366 km NW | 871 | 28.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mittelbergheim | 67 | 65 km NE | 593 | 27.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Wangen | 67 | 88 km N | 639 | 25.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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