Ranspach-le-Bas
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school.
Few services 30.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 52 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Ranspach-le-Bas (INSEE 68263) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CA Saint-Louis Agglomération. Population 640 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 30.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 52 % of the 16,807 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.74 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.83 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop and somewhere to eat or drink, but no school. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU GARDE MANGER). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT SUD ALSACE · SOCUFRO DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (RANSPACH LE BAS RP). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL REGION DE BLOTZHEIM). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (M COIFF). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HÔTEL SUD-ALSACE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | AU GARDE MANGER | INSEE BPE 1 / 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 | 2 | RESTAURANT SUD ALSACE · SOCUFRO DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | RANSPACH LE BAS RP | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 1 | CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL REGION DE BLOTZHEIM | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 1 | M COIFF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 1 | HÔTEL SUD-ALSACE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 680 (2012) → 640 (2023): -5.9 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 596 (1990) → 640 (2023): 7.4 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 353, of which 1.7 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Ranspach-le-Bas): 0.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Blotzheim): 4 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
GP (Folgensbourg): 4.3 km to the south (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Blotzheim): 4 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Michelbach-le-Bas): 0.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 18 days a year at or above 30 °C and 73 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the BALE-MULHOUSE weather station, 5.6 km away at 263 m; the village itself is at 324 m. [13]
The village sits 61 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. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at BALE-MULHOUSE, 5.6 km away at 263 m, over 30 summers. [13]
That station sits 61 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [13]
An average of 768 mm of rain a year, spread over 118 days — about 6.5 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at BALE-MULHOUSE, 5.6 km away at 263 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68263/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/5/244b2f81-fa94-3999-847a-84d87a4ec355— “Marché”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68263/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68263/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68263/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68263
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68042
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68094
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68207
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onville | 54 | 193 km NW | 501 | 30.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Petite-Raon | 88 | 97 km N | 734 | 23.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hartmannswiller | 68 | 35 km NW | 654 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chigny-les-Roses | 51 | 305 km NW | 521 | 28.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lonny | 08 | 325 km NW | 621 | 34.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Duntzenheim | 67 | 125 km N | 660 | 23.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartmannswiller | 68 | 35 km NW | 654 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Petite-Raon | 88 | 97 km N | 734 | 23.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Duntzenheim | 67 | 125 km N | 660 | 23.1 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Onville | 54 | 193 km NW | 501 | 30.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chigny-les-Roses | 51 | 305 km NW | 521 | 28.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lonny | 08 | 325 km NW | 621 | 34.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 95 % · 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 Ranspach-le-Bas'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onville | 54 | 193 km NW | 501 | 30.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hartmannswiller | 68 | 35 km NW | 654 | 31.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Retzwiller | 68 | 27 km W | 689 | 28.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rombach-le-Franc | 68 | 78 km N | 775 | 26 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lixheim | 57 | 134 km N | 552 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Traubach-le-Haut | 68 | 28 km W | 647 | 40.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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