Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town has 402 residents and lies in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.
La Vancelle has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 15% of homes.
The one thing La Vancelle does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Vancelle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines du château du Frankenbourg, in Neubois, 1.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near La Vancelle. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Vancelle.
13% are under 15, below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 45% of adults. Line up the people of La Vancelle by age and the one in the middle is 53.3.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| La Vancelle | Bas-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 39% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.5% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 45% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
9.6% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stood at 4.2%, below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 300 jobs are based in La Vancelle, for 200 working residents (1.5 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Vancelle is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Vancelle yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Vancelle | 402 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Châtenois | 4,294 | 4.4 | A | C | A | C+ |
| Scherwiller | 3,099 | 5.3 | — | B− | — | C |
| Ribeauvillé Haut-Rhin | 4,685 | 6.2 | A | B− | A− | B− |
| Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Haut-Rhin | 4,851 | 6.3 | A | A | B+ | C |
| Sélestat | 19,589 | 6.8 | B− | C+ | C | C |
| Kaysersberg Vignoble Haut-Rhin | 4,383 | 10 | A | B+ | B | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
La Vancelle is a commune of 402 people in the Communauté de communes de Sélestat. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.