Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 360 residents in Vosges, Grand Est.
Ban-de-Sapt is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 34% of homes.
The one thing Ban-de-Sapt does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Ban-de-Sapt: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
Edmond Gérard, born in 1861, is the one person born in Ban-de-Sapt before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Ban-de-Sapt has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Nécropole nationale de la Fontenelle: Photo: Ji-Elle · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ban-de-Sapt.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Ban-de-Sapt is Nécropole nationale de la Fontenelle. Homes from before 1919 make up 11% of the total, between Vosges’ towns (13%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population. 6.1% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Vosges’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Among adults, 25% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Ban-de-Sapt | Vosges median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 2.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Jobs located in Ban-de-Sapt: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.3 each). The median disposable income was €21,650 a year per consumption unit, below both Vosges’ towns (€23,200) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €8.31/m² a month. 7 houses and apartments changed hands in Ban-de-Sapt from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Gardens, other places to visit and museums in and near Ban-de-Sapt. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Ban-de-Sapt.
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Ban-de-Sapt is a commune of 360 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ban-de-Sapt | 360 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | 19,251 | 4.9 | C+ | A | C− | C |
| Moyenmoutier | 3,134 | 5.4 | A | A | A | A |
| Raon-l'Étape | 5,886 | 8.8 | C− | A | C+ | D− |
| Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Haut-Rhin | 4,851 | 10 | A | A | B+ | C |
| Fraize | 2,843 | 11 | B+ | A− | C+ | C− |
| Anould | 3,234 | 11 | B+ | B | A | 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 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.