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CertilleuxVosges

A town of 216 in Vosges, Grand Est. 33% of residents are 65 or over.

Is Certilleux a good place to live?

Certilleux is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Certilleux stand out

The one thing Certilleux does most differently from other towns.

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Certilleux’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Certilleux’s story

No historic monuments in Certilleux

The Culture ministry lists no building in Certilleux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Croix de village au contour de la côte, in Rebeuville, 1.9 mi away.

20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

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Who lives here

Fewer children live in Certilleux than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 9.4% are under 15

For Certilleux, that is below both Vosges’ towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 33% of the town.

55.1median age
CertilleuxVosges medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Certilleux
CertilleuxVosges medianFrance median
Under 159.4%14%17%
15–249.4%10%11%
25–4417%20%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+33%27%22%
No diploma22%26%19%
CAP or BEP31%29%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education23%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Fewer people in Certilleux are out of work than in Vosges’ towns or across compared French towns: 6.5%

Certilleux sits below both Vosges’ towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Certilleux has 0 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.1 per worker. At the census, 1.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving94%
On foot1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Certilleux, 0.1 per working resident
6.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Certilleux than in Vosges’ towns or across compared French towns: €7.78/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

That puts Certilleux below both Vosges’ towns (€9.54/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€7.78/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Certilleux€7.78/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vosges median€9.54/m²
€7.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.04 to €10.02/m² a month)
€7.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Certilleux

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Landmarks

Nothing in Certilleux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Certilleux

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Certilleux yet.

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Certilleux’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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NeufchâteauContrexévilleVittelNeufchâteauContrexévilleVittelCertilleux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Certilleux216—————
Neufchâteau6,7323.3B+A+CC+
Contrexéville2,92312BACD
Vittel4,78013A+ABB

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Certilleux

Commune in Vosges, Grand Est

Certilleux is a commune of 216 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

Population
216 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Ouest Vosgien
Département
Vosges (88)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.3 sq mi (5.9 km²)
INSEE code
88083

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.