Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 31 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines (INSEE 68298) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CC du Val d'Argent. Population 4,851 (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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 46.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 31 % of the 4,809 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 | 0.26 | 25 | 6.56 |
| Social | 0.85 | 20 | 17.05 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.59 | 10 | 5.85 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.34 | 10 | 3.41 |
| Housing mix | 0.84 | 5 | 4.22 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (VAKILI SOHRAFROUZAN JEAN · PATISSERIE GULINAIRE). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SAS CORNE ET CAROTTE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SUPER U). [3,4]
19 × Restaurant (SARL DIDIERJEAN · OZ ISTANBUL). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (CAFE DE LA MARNE · LE FOCH · LA CABANE D'ECHERY). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE MADO LAURE MUTCHLER DIEBOLD). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE GENEVIEVE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN-GEORGES REBER). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CORINE AALBERG, MÉDECIN · THIERRY AALBERG, MÉDECIN · FLORINE HAEGELI, MÉDECIN · ADINA POUPEAU, MÉDECIN · PASCAL PHILIPPE-HUFFSCHMITT, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DUPONCHEL · PHARMACIE DE LA TOUR). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COSEC). [3]
4 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES · CAISSE D'EPARGNE · CREDIT MUTUEL HAUT KOENIGSBOURG VAL D ARGENT). [3]
7 × Hairdresser (SELEST'HAIR · LE SALON · COIFFURE BARBARA · LA FRANG'IN). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (LA CANARDIERE · HÔTEL RESTAURANT LES BAGENELLES · AUBERGE DU PETIT HAUT). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (LES REFLETS DU VAL D'ARGENT · CAMPING DU FENARUPT). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | VAKILI SOHRAFROUZAN JEAN · PATISSERIE GULINAIRE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SAS CORNE ET CAROTTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SUPER U | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 19 | SARL DIDIERJEAN · OZ ISTANBUL | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 31 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | CAFE DE LA MARNE · LE FOCH · LA CABANE D'ECHERY | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE MADO LAURE MUTCHLER DIEBOLD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINTE GENEVIEVE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN-GEORGES REBER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | CORINE AALBERG, MÉDECIN · THIERRY AALBERG, MÉDECIN · FLORINE HAEGELI, MÉDECIN · ADINA POUPEAU, MÉDECIN · PASCAL PHILIPPE-HUFFSCHMITT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DUPONCHEL · PHARMACIE DE LA TOUR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | COSEC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | BANQUE POPULAIRE ALSACE LORRAINE CHAMPAGNE · CREDIT AGRICOLE ALSACE VOSGES · CAISSE D'EPARGNE · CREDIT MUTUEL HAUT KOENIGSBOURG VAL D ARGENT | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 7 | SELEST'HAIR · LE SALON · COIFFURE BARBARA · LA FRANG'IN | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 4 | LA CANARDIERE · HÔTEL RESTAURANT LES BAGENELLES · AUBERGE DU PETIT HAUT | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | LES REFLETS DU VAL D'ARGENT · CAMPING DU FENARUPT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday, Saturday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,290 (2012) → 4,851 (2023): -8.3 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 5,767 (1990) → 4,851 (2023): -15.9 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,945, of which 7.8 % second homes and 20.2 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines): 0.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 59 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PETIT ROMBACH weather station, 3.6 km away at 545 m; the village itself is at 374 m. [10]
The village sits 171 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BERGHEIM-INRAE, 12.5 km away at 309 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 65 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,389 mm of rain a year, spread over 153 days — about 9.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PETIT ROMBACH, 3.6 km away at 545 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68298/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/5/2d12969e-5226-3e15-a6ac-37c8ebd527c4— “Horaire du marché : le samedi de 7h à 12h ; sauf jour férié, report le vendredi précédent généralement.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68298/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68298/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68298/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68298
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villeneuve-de-la-Raho | 66 | 707 km SW | 4,470 | 44.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Mormant | 77 | 319 km W | 5,282 | 46.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Verfeil | 31 | 665 km SW | 3,954 | 49.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 62 % · humidity 64 % |
| Gonfaron | 83 | 552 km S | 4,496 | 46.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre | 79 | 608 km W | 5,121 | 49.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Astier | 24 | 613 km SW | 5,376 | 54.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 51 % · humidity 57 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mormant | 77 | 319 km W | 5,282 | 46.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gonfaron | 83 | 552 km S | 4,496 | 46.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moncoutant-sur-Sèvre | 79 | 608 km W | 5,121 | 49.6 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 72 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Astier | 24 | 613 km SW | 5,376 | 54.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 59 % · winter 51 % · humidity 57 % |
| Verfeil | 31 | 665 km SW | 3,954 | 49.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 62 % · humidity 64 % |
| Villeneuve-de-la-Raho | 66 | 707 km SW | 4,470 | 44.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mormant | 77 | 319 km W | 5,282 | 46.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lizy-sur-Ourcq | 77 | 317 km W | 3,627 | 47 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Les Villages Vovéens | 28 | 411 km W | 4,009 | 48.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Guignes | 77 | 326 km W | 4,448 | 52.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Blancs-Coteaux | 51 | 245 km W | 3,080 | 45.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Menehould | 51 | 192 km NW | 4,146 | 57.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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