Bussang has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C): 1 job per working resident; 12.5% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (B+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
What makes Bussang stand out
The 3 things Bussang does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bussang with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bussang.
Who lives here
Bussang has fewer young adults than Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 5.6% are 15 to 24
Retirement age and beyond: 38% of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 make up 9.9%, below Vosges’ towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Half the people of Bussang are older than 58.9.
58.9median age
BussangVosges medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
38%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B+
Homes in Bussang sell for a median €1,489/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.43/m² a month, about level with Vosges’ towns (€9.54/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €8.48/m² a month. The sales split: 77% houses, the rest apartments.
€1,489/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bussang€1,489/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vosges median€1,349/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,567/m²
54
€9.43/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.39 to €12.03/m² a month)
4.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.48/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,090
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Ballons des Hautes-Vosges
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Unemployment in Bussang is higher than in 82% of French communes of 1,000+
Half of residents lived on more than €24,310 a year per consumption unit, above Vosges’ towns (€23,200) but below compared French towns (€25,970). 450 jobs are based in Bussang, for 450 working residents (1 per worker). Of those in the labour force, 12.5% are unemployed.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot11%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
Public transport1%
450
jobs based in Bussang, 1 per working resident
12.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 60% of compared French towns
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, Bussang sees 86 deaths per 100 expected, against 93 in Vosges’ towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Vosges, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.2 years for women and 78.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 267 deaths in Bussang from 2016 to 2025; there were 397, 49% more. The nearest emergency department to Bussang is Chi Hopitaux du Massif des Vosges Antenne Smur A Gerardmer, 12.9 mi away.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw149
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Bussang · 0.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi Hopitaux du Massif des Vosges Antenne Smur A Gerardmer
15.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Remiremont
84.2 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vosges, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bussang
Is Bussang safe?
Bussang has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 8.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Bussang expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bussang grades B+ for cost of living.
About Bussang
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Bussang is a commune of 1,261 people in the Communauté de communes des Ballons des Hautes-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
Population
1,261 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Ballons des Hautes-Vosges
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.
