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DamblainVosges

A town of 260 in Vosges, Grand Est.

Population

260

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.40

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€23,080

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Damblain a good place to live?

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

What makes Damblain stand out

The one thing Damblain does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

17% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église · Classé · Photo: Jean-Pierre HUGUET · CC BY-SA 3.0

Damblain’s story

Damblain in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Damblain: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1964.

44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Charles Renard, born in 1847, is the one person born in Damblain before 1900 that Wikidata records.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Damblain.

Who lives here

Few people in Damblain are 15 to 24: 7.4%, fewer than in Vosges’ towns and compared French towns

On this, Damblain is below both Vosges’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Under-15s account for 18% of the population.

47.6median age

DamblainVosges medianFrance median

Vosges medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

26%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%

CAP or BEP34%

Baccalauréat23%

Higher education14%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Damblain
	Damblain	Vosges median	France median
Under 15	18%	14%	17%
15–24	7.4%	10%	11%
25–44	22%	20%	23%
45–64	26%	27%	26%
65+	26%	27%	22%
No diploma	22%	26%	19%
CAP or BEP	34%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	23%	17%	18%
Higher education	14%	22%	30%

Full pageDamblain’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages47.6 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households120 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad1.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Damblain?”

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

History

Damblain keeps more of its old housing than Vosges or compared French towns: 44% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

In the comparison, Damblain comes above both Vosges’ towns (13%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Damblain: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1

Inscrit0

15th c.

oldest protected part

1964

first monument protected

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Age of homes44% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Classé1 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Damblain?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Damblain than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 8.1%

For Damblain, that is below both Vosges’ towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Damblain has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.6 per worker. Unemployment stands at 13.2%.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%

On foot5%

Public transport2%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter1%

jobs based in Damblain, 0.6 per working resident

13.2%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€23,080

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

10%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.6 per working resident Median income€23,080 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

Renting in Damblain costs less than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.40/m² a month

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

Damblain sits below both Vosges’ towns (€9.54/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.

€8.40/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Damblain€8.40/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Vosges median€9.54/m²

€8.40/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.45 to €10.93/m² a month)

€6.19/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageDamblain’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.40/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Damblain

11pages on Damblain

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 15.5 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing19 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors81% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.6 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

Damblain has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Classé

Croix du 16s sise route de BreuvannesCross · 16th c. · in Breuvannes-en-Bassigny, 2.4 mi

Classé

Ancienne fonderie de cloches FarnierIndustrial building · 19th & 20th c. · in Robécourt, 3.6 mi

Classé

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'AssomptionChurch · 13th & 18th c. · in Lamarche, 6 mi

Classé

Croix de cheminCross · 16th c. · in Parnoy-en-Bassigny, 6.2 mi

Famous people from Damblain

One notable person was born in Damblain.

Their page →

Charles RenardFrench designer of airships (1847–1905)

Damblain’s neighbors

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

All towns in Vosges →

ContrexévilleNogentVittelDamblain

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Damblain	260	—	—	—	—	—
Contrexéville	2,923	13	B	A	C	D
Nogent Haute-Marne	3,550	15	A⁻	A⁺	C⁺	C⁻
Vittel	4,780	15	A⁺	A	B	B

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

About Damblain

Commune in Vosges, Grand Est

Damblain is a commune of 260 people in the Communauté de communes des Vosges côté Sud Ouest. 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: 260 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes des Vosges côté Sud Ouest
Département: Vosges (88)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 5.1 sq mi (13.3 km²)
INSEE code: 88123

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.