Darney has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−): 2.2 jobs per working resident; 16.6% unemployment. Its strongest is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 2.3 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.
Each subject compares Darney 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 Darney.
HousingCost of living A+
Renting in Darney costs less than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €6.92/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Darney is below both Vosges’ towns (€9.54/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €793/m², comes from 46 sales of houses and apartments in Darney from July 2023 to June 2026.
€793/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Darney€793/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vosges median€1,349/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€793/m²
44
€6.92/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.51 to €8.68/m² a month)
2.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€6.45/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,710
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Vosges côté Sud Ouest
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Darney has higher unemployment than Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 16.6%
In the comparison, Darney comes above both Vosges’ towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 23.2% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
23%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving65%
On foot19%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
700
jobs based in Darney, 2.2 per working resident
16.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 94% of compared French towns
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth A−
Allowing for age and care homes, Darney sees fewer deaths than Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 75 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Darney sits below both Vosges’ towns (93) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. From 2016 to 2025, 300 residents of Darney died, against 205 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 47% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−25%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw147
Adjusted75
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Darney · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre Hosp Intercommunal de L Ouest Vosgien site de Vittel
19.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Interco E Durkheim Plateau de la Justice
84.2 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vosges, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Darney keeps more of its old housing than Vosges or compared French towns: 23% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Darney above both Vosges’ towns (13%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Darney: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Darney is Monument du calvaire et parcelles de terrain qui l'entourent.
Église Sainte-Madeleine: Photo: Jean-Pierre HUGUET · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monument du calvaire et parcelles de terrain qui l'entourent: Photo: Rauenstein · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Darney
Is Darney safe?
Darney has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 19.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Darney expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €793/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Darney grades A+ for cost of living.
About Darney
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Darney is a commune of 1,091 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
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.
