Sondernach
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 20.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 23 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sondernach (INSEE 68311) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CC de la Vallée de Munster. Population 590 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/68311-sondernach
Vitality score
Vitality score 20.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 23 % of the 17,186 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 | 0.5 | 20 | 9.98 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.93 |
| Housing mix | 0.34 | 5 | 1.68 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT DE MONTAGNE LE PANORAMIC · FERME AUBERGE DU ROTHENBRUNNEN · RAEDLE · ILTIS ANDREE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 6 | RESTAURANT DE MONTAGNE LE PANORAMIC · FERME AUBERGE DU ROTHENBRUNNEN · RAEDLE · ILTIS ANDREE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [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 | 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 | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 653 (2012) → 590 (2023): -9.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 540 (1990) → 590 (2023): 9.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 449, of which 33.2 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Muhlbach-sur-Munster): 3.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Metzeral): 1.7 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Metzeral): 2.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Metzeral): 2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Metzeral): 1.8 km to the north (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 83 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MUNSTER_SAPC weather station, 6.4 km away at 420 m; the village itself is at 548 m. [10]
The village sits 128 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MUNSTER_SAPC, 6.4 km away at 420 m, over 17 summers. [10]
That station sits 128 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 1,221 mm of rain a year, spread over 138 days — about 8.8 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BREITENBACH, 3.4 km away at 466 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
No price figures: this département keeps the livre foncier rather than the cadastre, so its transactions are not published in DVF at all. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68311/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68311/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68311/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68311/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68223
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68204
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barzan | 17 | 663 km W | 475 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 19 % · humidity 57 % |
| Lanzac | 46 | 551 km SW | 563 | 21.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 64 % |
| Gommenec'h | 22 | 752 km W | 551 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villers-sur-Authie | 80 | 469 km NW | 468 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-de-Roquepertuis | 30 | 464 km SW | 562 | 25.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 71 % |
| Le Reposoir | 74 | 225 km S | 565 | 31.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Reposoir | 74 | 225 km S | 565 | 31.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 65 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-André-de-Roquepertuis | 30 | 464 km SW | 562 | 25.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 68 % · humidity 71 % |
| Villers-sur-Authie | 80 | 469 km NW | 468 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 43 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lanzac | 46 | 551 km SW | 563 | 21.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 64 % |
| Barzan | 17 | 663 km W | 475 | 17.3 | No daily shops | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 19 % · humidity 57 % |
| Gommenec'h | 22 | 752 km W | 551 | 20.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 79 % · winter 16 % · 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 Sondernach'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hohrod | 68 | 7.3 km NE | 349 | 18.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villard-Saint-Sauveur | 39 | 203 km SW | 585 | 21.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valzin en Petite Montagne | 39 | 207 km SW | 445 | 10.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Wasserbourg | 68 | 6.4 km E | 465 | 28.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sermiers | 51 | 262 km NW | 564 | 19.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Laning | 57 | 117 km N | 579 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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