Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 97 in Vosges, Grand Est.
Balléville is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Balléville: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1907.
21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Balléville.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Balléville comes above both Vosges’ towns (13%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Balléville: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Balléville is Croix de chemin.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
For Balléville, that is below both Vosges’ towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 21% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Balléville | Vosges median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.7% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 42% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
Balléville sits below both Vosges’ towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Balléville has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 4.2% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
That puts Balléville below both Vosges’ towns (86.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean RostandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 41 | 63%−21 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Balléville is below both Vosges’ towns (€9.54/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Balléville. Best known first.
The list names few of Balléville’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Croix de chemin: Photo: Laberus · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Balléville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balléville | 97 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neufchâteau | 6,732 | 7.2 | B+ | A+ | C | C+ |
| Vittel | 4,780 | 10 | A+ | A | B | B |
| Contrexéville | 2,923 | 11 | B | A | C | D |
| Mirecourt | 4,700 | 13 | C− | A+ | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Balléville is a commune of 97 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Ouest Vosgien. 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.