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A town of 1,113 in Vosges, Grand Est.
Archettes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Archettes does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Archettes with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Archettes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Maurice, in Épinal, 5.2 mi away.
14% 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 Archettes.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.74/m² a month, about level with Vosges’ towns (€9.54/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales in Archettes from July 2023 to June 2026: 43 houses and apartments. The sales split: 86% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,500/m² | 37 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, between Vosges’ towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 15% of residents are under 15. Archettes has a median age of 45 years.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Archettes | Vosges median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 94 residents of Archettes died, against 104 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 10% fewer. In Vosges, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.2 years for women and 78.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. There are 3 general practitioners in the town.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to A−.
6.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Vosges’ towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Archettes holds 100 jobs; 500 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. Also worth knowing: the typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,970 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Archettes 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 Archettes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archettes | 1,113 | — | — | A− | — | C+ |
| Éloyes | 3,138 | 4 | B+ | A− | A− | C+ |
| Épinal | 32,251 | 5.1 | C+ | B+ | D | C+ |
| Chantraine | 3,198 | 5.8 | — | B | — | B+ |
| Saint-Nabord | 3,953 | 6.3 | A+ | A− | A+ | A |
| Golbey | 8,832 | 6.8 | C | B | B− | D− |
| Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont | 3,818 | 7.6 | A | B+ | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Archettes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.9 recorded violent incidents and 7.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Archettes grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Archettes is a commune of 1,113 people in the Communauté d'agglomération d'Épinal. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.