Wattwiller
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 25/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 7 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Wattwiller (INSEE 68359) is in Haut-Rhin (68), part of CC de Thann-Cernay. Population 1,636 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 25/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 7 % of the 10,978 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 | 0.2 | 20 | 3.93 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.59 | 10 | 5.86 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.61 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (CAVEAU FLAMMA STUWA). [4,3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES QUATRE FONTAINES). [4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MOHAMED BOURRICH, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (WATTWILLER RP). [4]
1 × Gym / sports hall (CENTRE SOCIO CULTUREL ET SPORTIF M ET K KRAFFT). [4]
3 × Hairdresser (COIFFURE PAULA · CATHERINE COIFFURE A DOMICILE). [4,3]
1 × Campsite (HUTTOPIA WATTWILLER). [4,3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | CAVEAU FLAMMA STUWA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE DES QUATRE FONTAINES | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | MOHAMED BOURRICH, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | WATTWILLER RP | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | CENTRE SOCIO CULTUREL ET SPORTIF M ET K KRAFFT | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | COIFFURE PAULA · CATHERINE COIFFURE A DOMICILE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,3] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Campsite | 1 | HUTTOPIA WATTWILLER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [4,3] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 1,731 (2012) → 1,636 (2023): -5.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,506 (1990) → 1,636 (2023): 8.6 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 828, of which 3.9 % second homes and 6.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cernay): 2.6 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Cernay): 2.7 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (Wattwiller): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Cernay): 2.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Wattwiller): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 62 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the THANN weather station, 6.3 km away at 338 m; the village itself is at 352 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at MULHOUSE, 12.7 km away at 245 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 107 m below 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 940 mm of rain a year, spread over 124 days — about 7.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at WATTWILLER, 0.2 km away at 371 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 — 68359/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/5/512dc226-cd6c-37ac-a4e3-896ebe775814— “Marché hebdomadaire”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68359/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68359/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 68359/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68063
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 68359
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Machilly | 74 | 187 km S | 1,152 | 33.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Parcieux | 01 | 279 km SW | 1,315 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 91 % |
| Messein | 54 | 115 km NW | 1,981 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Quincey | 70 | 78 km W | 1,338 | 28.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arthaz-Pont-Notre-Dame | 74 | 199 km S | 1,713 | 47 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Coutevroult | 77 | 339 km W | 1,187 | 28.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quincey | 70 | 78 km W | 1,338 | 28.3 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 80 % · humidity 93 % |
| Messein | 54 | 115 km NW | 1,981 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Machilly | 74 | 187 km S | 1,152 | 33.6 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arthaz-Pont-Notre-Dame | 74 | 199 km S | 1,713 | 47 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 72 % · humidity 93 % |
| Parcieux | 01 | 279 km SW | 1,315 | 32.3 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 79 % · winter 91 % |
| Coutevroult | 77 | 339 km W | 1,187 | 28.9 | Few services | Similar summers, milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 81 % · 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 Wattwiller'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messein | 54 | 115 km NW | 1,981 | 32 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Uffholtz | 68 | 1.7 km S | 1,614 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Chavigny | 54 | 118 km NW | 1,686 | 26.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ancy-Dornot | 57 | 159 km NW | 1,490 | 35.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Peltre | 57 | 155 km NW | 1,790 | 42.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Etzling | 57 | 150 km N | 1,136 | 25.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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