Steinsoultz
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink.
Few services 21.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 18 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Steinsoultz (INSEE 68325) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CC Sundgau. Population 743 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 21.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 18 % of the 16,085 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.73 | 10 | 7.26 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.8 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school, but no food shop and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE MATERNELLE). [3]
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, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 781 (2012) → 743 (2023): -4.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 606 (1990) → 743 (2023): 22.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 349, of which 2 % second homes and 6.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Roppentzwiller): 1.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Roppentzwiller): 1.6 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Waldighoffen): 1.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Waldighoffen): 1.8 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Steinsoultz): 0 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 70 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CARSPACH weather station, 12.8 km away at 332 m; the village itself is at 385 m. [11]
The village sits 53 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ALTKIRCH, 9.6 km away at 350 m, over 10 summers. [11]
An average of 901 mm of rain a year, spread over 127 days — about 7.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at MUESPACH, 3.4 km away at 400 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68325/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68325/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68325/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68325/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68284
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68355
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68325
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weckolsheim | 68 | 52 km N | 742 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Stattmatten | 67 | 147 km N | 744 | 22.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Mareil-en-France | 95 | 400 km NW | 734 | 24.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vraiville | 27 | 500 km NW | 721 | 24.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Écharcon | 91 | 384 km W | 708 | 22 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Michelbach-le-Bas | 68 | 11 km NE | 722 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelbach-le-Bas | 68 | 11 km NE | 722 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Weckolsheim | 68 | 52 km N | 742 | 24.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Stattmatten | 67 | 147 km N | 744 | 22.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Écharcon | 91 | 384 km W | 708 | 22 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 62 % · humidity 100 % |
| Mareil-en-France | 95 | 400 km NW | 734 | 24.7 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 50 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vraiville | 27 | 500 km NW | 721 | 24.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 82 % · 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 Steinsoultz'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelbach-le-Bas | 68 | 11 km NE | 722 | 20.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Étienne-au-Temple | 51 | 271 km NW | 768 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Pournoy-la-Grasse | 57 | 182 km NW | 767 | 25 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Heidwiller | 68 | 14 km NW | 641 | 21.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Heimersdorf | 68 | 7.5 km W | 645 | 20.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Menchhoffen | 67 | 146 km N | 598 | 21.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
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