Vieux-Ferrette
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 92 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vieux-Ferrette (INSEE 68347) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CC Sundgau. Population 640 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/68347-vieux-ferrette
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 92 % of the 16,807 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.48 | 20 | 9.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.48 | 10 | 4.75 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.72 | 10 | 7.19 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.59 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA MIGNARDISE). [3]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE-CHARCUTERIE HERTZOG). [3,4]
3 × Restaurant (PENDARIES · RESTAURANT AU CHAUDRON · ROYAL KEBAB). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE INTERCOMMUNALE). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARJORIE SCHLIER, MÉDECIN · JEROME PONTON, MÉDECIN · KAREN GIRARD, MÉDECIN). [3]
Not found in the commune: Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | LA MIGNARDISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE-CHARCUTERIE HERTZOG | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 3 | PENDARIES · RESTAURANT AU CHAUDRON · ROYAL KEBAB | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE INTERCOMMUNALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | MARJORIE SCHLIER, MÉDECIN · JEROME PONTON, MÉDECIN · KAREN GIRARD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [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 657 (2012) → 640 (2023): -2.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 525 (1990) → 640 (2023): 21.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 291, of which 4.1 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Vieux-Ferrette): 0.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vieux-Ferrette): 0.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Vieux-Ferrette): 0.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Ferrette): 1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Vieux-Ferrette): 0.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 9 days a year at or above 30 °C and 60 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the LUCELLE_SAPC weather station, 7.3 km away at 690 m; the village itself is at 486 m. [10]
The village sits 204 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 ALTKIRCH, 13.5 km away at 350 m, over 10 summers. [10]
That station sits 136 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 1,054 mm of rain a year, spread over 144 days — about 7.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FERRETTE, 0.9 km away at 480 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68347/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68347/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68347/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68347/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68347
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68090
- 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-Maclou | 27 | 549 km NW | 680 | 46.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 57 % · humidity 100 % |
| Goxwiller | 67 | 105 km N | 822 | 42.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Neyrolles | 01 | 197 km SW | 628 | 32.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cormenon | 41 | 482 km W | 679 | 31.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pierre | 67 | 99 km N | 614 | 41.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Thierry | 51 | 317 km NW | 605 | 41.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Pierre | 67 | 99 km N | 614 | 41.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 93 % |
| Goxwiller | 67 | 105 km N | 822 | 42.8 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Neyrolles | 01 | 197 km SW | 628 | 32.8 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 49 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Thierry | 51 | 317 km NW | 605 | 41.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cormenon | 41 | 482 km W | 679 | 31.5 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 66 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maclou | 27 | 549 km NW | 680 | 46.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 57 % · 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 Vieux-Ferrette'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drocourt | 78 | 444 km NW | 554 | 40.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Walbourg | 67 | 158 km N | 928 | 43 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Schwenheim | 67 | 135 km N | 742 | 37.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brillon | 59 | 436 km NW | 771 | 43.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 100 % |
| Traenheim | 67 | 122 km N | 655 | 38 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vendeuil | 02 | 381 km NW | 923 | 38.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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