Prices are modest for what you get: A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 28% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is a strength too: 86% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its schools fall short (D−): brevet results 21 points below the expected rate. Residents’ health trails most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Châtenois has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Châtenois 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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D−
Châtenois loses more people than its age profile suggests, 119 per 100 expected, above Vosges’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 176 residents of Châtenois died, against 147 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 19% more. The nearest emergency department to Châtenois is Ch Intercommunal de L Ouest Vosgien site Neufchateau, 7.3 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Châtenois can choose among 3 GPs. Also worth knowing: in Vosges, women can expect to live 84.2 years and men 78.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+19%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw119
Adjusted119
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Châtenois · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Intercommunal de L Ouest Vosgien site Neufchateau
7.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Intercommunal de L Ouest Vosgien site Neufchateau
84.2 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vosges, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Money is tighter in Châtenois than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,910 a year per consumption unit
The jobless rate is 14.3%. For its 650 residents in work, Châtenois has 950 jobs: 1.4 each. At the census, 3.4% of working residents in Châtenois didn’t travel to work at all.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot8%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
950
jobs based in Châtenois, 1.4 per working resident
14.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,910
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 80% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Châtenois: 14% were built before 1919, more than in both Vosges’ towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Châtenois is Croix de chemin, à Mannecourt. Protection here reaches back to the 15th century. Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 2 of 3.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A town of families: 18% of people in Châtenois are under 15, more than in both Vosges’ towns and compared French towns
Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Vosges’ towns (27%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town. Line up the people of Châtenois by age and the one in the middle is 44.
44median age
ChâtenoisVosges medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Châtenois
Is Châtenois safe?
Châtenois has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 9.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Châtenois good?
They grade D−, better than 0% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Châtenois
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Châtenois is a commune of 1,723 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
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.
