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The town, home to 148 people, lies in Vosges, Grand Est.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Bainville-aux-Saules out for now. Just over one in ten homes here are second homes. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Bainville-aux-Saules does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bainville-aux-Saules as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Sulpice, in Ville-sur-Illon, 3.9 mi away.
45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Bainville-aux-Saules 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 Bainville-aux-Saules.
The share of residents under 15 is 14%. 32% of adults hold a degree, higher than Vosges’ towns (22%) and near compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 28% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Bainville-aux-Saules | Vosges median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €25,570 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Vosges’ towns (€23,200). Jobs based in Bainville-aux-Saules number 50, against 50 residents in work (0.6 per worker). Also worth knowing: at the census, 3.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 5 homes in Bainville-aux-Saules.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Bainville-aux-Saules. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bainville-aux-Saules yet.
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Bainville-aux-Saules is a commune of 148 people in the Communauté de communes de Mirecourt Dompaire. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bainville-aux-Saules | 148 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mirecourt | 4,700 | 6.6 | C− | A+ | D | C− |
| Vittel | 4,780 | 8.7 | A+ | A | B | B |
| Contrexéville | 2,923 | 11 | B | A | C | D |
| Thaon-les-Vosges | 8,547 | 13 | B | A− | C | C |
| Charmes | 4,484 | 13 | D | A | D | D− |
| Golbey | 8,832 | 14 | C | B | B− | D− |
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 9, 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.