Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 427 in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Urbès has none. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Urbès does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Urbès as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Théâtre du Peuple, in Bussang, 4.9 mi away.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Urbès.
Degrees are held by 16% of adults, lower than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (31%) and compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.9% of the population. Residents of Urbès have a median age of 52.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Urbès | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 38% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
8.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Urbès counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,640 a year per consumption unit.
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
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Urbès. Best known first.
Nothing in Urbès 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 Urbès 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urbès | 427 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cornimont Vosges | 3,027 | 7.7 | — | A | — | C |
| Masevaux-Niederbruck | 3,594 | 7.7 | A+ | A | A− | C− |
| Le Thillot Vosges | 3,167 | 8.8 | A | A | B | B− |
| Thann | 7,762 | 8.8 | B− | B+ | B− | D |
| La Bresse Vosges | 3,853 | 9.1 | A+ | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Saulxures-sur-Moselotte Vosges | 2,566 | 9.5 | — | A | — | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Urbès is a commune of 427 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de Saint-Amarin. 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 November 4, 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.