Saint-Nabord, #1 on this list · Photo: René Dinkel (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Vosges · 2026

Best places to live in Vosges

Saint-Nabord ranks first of 27 ranked towns of 2,500 or more in Vosges, and #86 of 3,798 French towns. 10 of the 27 grade A− or better; scores run from 74.2 down to 33.5.

The overall score, sorted within the département; the letter compares each town with every French town of 2,500+, and its rank among French towns sits beside it. How grades work

Saint-Nabord

3,953 people

A⁺

Score 74.2·#86 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: safety A⁺, health A·lowest: walkability C⁻

La Bresse

3,853 people

A⁺

Score 72.4·#131 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: safety A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: cost of living B⁻

Vittel

4,780 people

A⁺

Score 72.0·#143 of 3,798 French towns

Strongest: cost of living A, walkability A·lowest: health B

All 27 towns, ranked

By overall score against French towns; ranks are within the département, and each French rank links to the national list.

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27 towns

#TownScoreGrade · French rankWhat drives it

1Saint-Nabord3,953 people74.2top 2.2%A⁺#86 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, health A·lowest: walkability C⁻

2La Bresse3,853 people72.4top 3.4%A⁺#131 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, jobs & income A·lowest: cost of living B⁻

3Vittel4,780 people72.0top 3.7%A⁺#143 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability A·lowest: health B

4Moyenmoutier3,134 people66.6top 9.2%A#349 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, safety A·lowest: jobs & income D⁻

5Vagney3,843 people66.3top 9.7%A#368 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, cost of living B⁺·lowest: jobs & income C⁺

6Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont3,818 people65.8top 10.3%A#392 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, cost of living B⁺·lowest: jobs & income C

7Le Thillot3,167 people65.8top 10.3%A#393 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A, cost of living A·lowest: jobs & income D

8Rupt-sur-Moselle3,419 people65.5top 10.9%A#414 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, cost of living A⁻·lowest: jobs & income C⁻

9Granges-Aumontzey2,529 people61.7top 17.4%A⁻#662 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: safety A⁺, cost of living A⁻·lowest: jobs & income D

10Le Val-d'Ajol3,885 people60.5top 19.5%A⁻#741 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, safety A·lowest: health D

11Éloyes3,138 people57.3top 26.8%B⁺#1,019 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁻, safety A⁻·lowest: schools C

12Anould3,234 people55.9top 30.2%B⁺#1,147 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A⁺, safety A·lowest: health D

13Fraize2,843 people55.1top 31.9%B⁺#1,211 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: schools A⁺, cost of living A⁻·lowest: jobs & income D

14Neufchâteau6,732 people54.9top 32.5%B⁺#1,236 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, walkability A⁻·lowest: safety C

15Contrexéville2,923 people53.1top 37.7%B#1,431 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability A·lowest: health D

16Thaon-les-Vosges8,547 people52.7top 38.6%B#1,466 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁻, schools A⁻·lowest: jobs & income C

17Remiremont7,388 people51.8top 41.7%B#1,583 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living A⁻·lowest: safety C⁻

18Xertigny2,589 people45.9bottom 41.7%C⁺#2,213 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, safety B⁺·lowest: health D

19Saint-Dié-des-Vosges19,251 people45.2bottom 39.8%C⁺#2,285 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability A·lowest: jobs & income D

20Épinal32,251 people44.6bottom 38.5%C⁺#2,335 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living B⁺·lowest: safety D

21Golbey8,832 people42.4bottom 33.0%C#2,545 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁻, cost of living B·lowest: health D⁻

22Gérardmer7,581 people40.8bottom 29.4%C#2,682 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A⁻, jobs & income B·lowest: cost of living C⁻

23Rambervillers5,018 people40.8bottom 29.2%C#2,690 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, walkability B⁺·lowest: safety D

24Bruyères2,923 people40.4bottom 27.7%C#2,745 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: walkability A, cost of living A·lowest: safety D

25Mirecourt4,700 people38.1bottom 22.1%C⁻#2,960 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A⁺, walkability A·lowest: safety D

26Raon-l'Étape5,886 people35.7bottom 17.3%C⁻#3,143 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability B⁺·lowest: health D⁻

27Charmes4,484 people33.5bottom 13.0%D#3,303 of 3,798 nationallyStrongest: cost of living A, walkability A·lowest: health D⁻

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Questions people ask

What is the best place to live in Vosges?

Saint-Nabord ranks first of 27 graded towns of 2,500 or more: safety (A+) and health (A) are its strongest grades; walkability (C−) is its lowest. La Bresse and Vittel follow.

How are these towns ranked?

By the overall grade, which blends six graded subjects (cost of living, safety, schools, health, jobs and income, walkability) from public data, each comparing a town with every French town of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more in Vosges, where five or more have an overall grade.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers places of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. Smaller places, and towns missing figures the overall grade needs, show their grades on their own pages; every commune is listed on the Vosges page.

Photos: Saint-Nabord, René Dinkel (CC BY-SA 3.0) · La Bresse, ThibautRe (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Vittel, Fuinius (CC BY-SA 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, run #70 of 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.