Urbès
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 28.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Urbès (INSEE 68344) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CC de la Vallée de Saint-Amarin. Population 427 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 28.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 17,967 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 | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.35 | 10 | 3.51 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.34 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (SARL DU GUSTIBERG · SARL LE BE A BA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE GRIZOU). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (URBES AP). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING BENELUX BALE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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) | 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | SARL DU GUSTIBERG · SARL LE BE A BA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE GRIZOU | INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | URBES AP | 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 | 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 SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING BENELUX BALE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 450 (2012) → 427 (2023): -5.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 502 (1990) → 427 (2023): -14.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 228, of which 6.6 % second homes and 7.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fellering): 2.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Mollau): 2 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Husseren-Wesserling): 2.3 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Fellering): 3.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Fellering): 2.6 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 12 days a year at or above 30 °C and 79 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the KRUTH_SAPC weather station, 6.8 km away at 512 m; the village itself is at 452 m. [11]
The village sits 60 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, 7.1 km away at 1,184 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 732 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 1,656 mm of rain a year, spread over 151 days — about 11 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at ODEREN - VALLEE, 3.1 km away at 457 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 — 68344/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68344/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68344/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68344/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68089
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68213
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68151
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Albin-de-Vaulserre | 38 | 281 km S | 420 | 29.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sossais | 86 | 508 km W | 409 | 27.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 38 % · humidity 79 % |
| Moriville | 88 | 65 km NW | 443 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellechaume | 89 | 250 km W | 436 | 30.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sauvant | 17 | 616 km W | 515 | 27.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 36 % · humidity 57 % |
| Châtenay | 38 | 314 km SW | 433 | 31.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moriville | 88 | 65 km NW | 443 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellechaume | 89 | 250 km W | 436 | 30.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Albin-de-Vaulserre | 38 | 281 km S | 420 | 29.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Châtenay | 38 | 314 km SW | 433 | 31.6 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sossais | 86 | 508 km W | 409 | 27.8 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 90 % · winter 38 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Sauvant | 17 | 616 km W | 515 | 27.7 | Few services | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 72 % · winter 36 % · humidity 57 % |
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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 Urbès'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moriville | 88 | 65 km NW | 443 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Avricourt | 54 | 85 km N | 377 | 30.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ville-Dommange | 51 | 266 km NW | 407 | 22 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montigny-Mornay-Villeneuve-sur-Vingeanne | 21 | 119 km W | 381 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auxelles-Bas | 90 | 21 km SW | 417 | 20.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Bauche | 73 | 282 km S | 542 | 25.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
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