Saint-Amarin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Amarin (INSEE 68292) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CC de la Vallée de Saint-Amarin. Population 2,173 (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/68292-saint-amarin
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 9,068 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 | 0.55 | 25 | 13.81 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 14.09 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.41 | 10 | 4.05 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.58 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L EPI DES GOURMANDS SARL · SARL MARION). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE SONNELITTER SARL · GRILL-EXPRESS). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES DEMOISELLES DU VRAC). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (TAKSIM KEBAB · PRESTO PIZZA). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (BAR DU COQ). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ROBERT SCHUMAN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA VALLEE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DU CES). [3]
3 × Bank (BPALC · CAISSE D'EPARGNE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL HAUTE THUR). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (AVANT GARDE · CATHY STYLE SARL · STUDIO 77 · LE SALON DE JULIE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (AUBERGE DU MEHRBACHEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | L EPI DES GOURMANDS SARL · SARL MARION | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE SONNELITTER SARL · GRILL-EXPRESS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | LES DEMOISELLES DU VRAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | AUCHAN SUPERMARCHE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | TAKSIM KEBAB · PRESTO PIZZA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | BAR DU COQ | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ROBERT SCHUMAN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA VALLEE | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE DU CES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 3 | BPALC · CAISSE D'EPARGNE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL HAUTE THUR | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 5 | AVANT GARDE · CATHY STYLE SARL · STUDIO 77 · LE SALON DE JULIE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | AUBERGE DU MEHRBACHEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Sunday. No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,338 (2012) → 2,173 (2023): -7.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,400 (1990) → 2,173 (2023): -9.5 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,231, of which 4.2 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Amarin): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Saint-Amarin): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Moosch): 1.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Moosch): 1.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Saint-Amarin): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 53 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the GEISHOUSE_SAPC weather station, 1.9 km away at 618 m; the village itself is at 412 m. [11]
The village sits 206 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MARKSTEIN CRETE, 5.5 km away at 1,184 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 772 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,266 mm of rain a year, spread over 145 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at GEISHOUSE_SAPC, 1.9 km away at 618 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68292/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-04— https://data.datatourisme.fr/5/f7bcf17c-7803-3636-b32e-f537ff6c8154— “Marché dominical.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68292/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68292/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68292/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68292
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68217
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulieu-lès-Annonay | 07 | 341 km SW | 2,248 | 54.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nonancourt | 27 | 443 km W | 2,321 | 56.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 92 % |
| Arc-lès-Gray | 70 | 118 km SW | 2,393 | 50.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur | 14 | 525 km W | 2,527 | 64.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 59 % · humidity 93 % |
| Anet | 28 | 427 km W | 2,721 | 65.9 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ramonchamp | 88 | 22 km W | 1,815 | 40.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramonchamp | 88 | 22 km W | 1,815 | 40.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Arc-lès-Gray | 70 | 118 km SW | 2,393 | 50.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Boulieu-lès-Annonay | 07 | 341 km SW | 2,248 | 54.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 84 % · humidity 100 % |
| Anet | 28 | 427 km W | 2,721 | 65.9 | Served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nonancourt | 27 | 443 km W | 2,321 | 56.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.summer 92 % · winter 92 % |
| La Rivière-Saint-Sauveur | 14 | 525 km W | 2,527 | 64.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 59 % · 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 Saint-Amarin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avesnelles | 59 | 336 km NW | 2,232 | 53.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Schirmeck | 67 | 69 km N | 2,056 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lagny-le-Sec | 60 | 344 km NW | 2,043 | 47.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Hanches | 28 | 407 km W | 2,696 | 51.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vrigne aux Bois | 08 | 261 km NW | 3,518 | 51.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quiévy | 59 | 366 km NW | 1,803 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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