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135 people call this town in Vosges, Grand Est home.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Badménil-aux-Bois falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Badménil-aux-Bois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de carrefour, in Domèvre-sur-Durbion, 2.5 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Badménil-aux-Bois is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Badménil-aux-Bois.
People 65 and over make up 20% of the town, lower than both Vosges’ towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 25% of adults. Line up the people of Badménil-aux-Bois by age and the one in the middle is 46.2.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Badménil-aux-Bois | Vosges median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stands at 8.3%. Half of residents lived on more than €25,880 a year per consumption unit, above Vosges’ towns (€23,200) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 6.1% of working residents in Badménil-aux-Bois didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 4 homes were sold in Badménil-aux-Bois.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Badménil-aux-Bois yet.
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Badménil-aux-Bois is a commune of 135 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badménil-aux-Bois | 135 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thaon-les-Vosges | 8,547 | 5.9 | B | A− | C | C |
| Rambervillers | 5,018 | 6.2 | C | A+ | D | B |
| Golbey | 8,832 | 8.5 | C | B | B− | D− |
| Épinal | 32,251 | 9.3 | C+ | B+ | D | C+ |
| Chantraine | 3,198 | 10 | — | B | — | B+ |
| Bruyères | 2,923 | 11 | C | A | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.