There are no grades for Fontenoy-le-Château: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 23% of homes here are second homes. Homes sell for a median €505/m². Over-65s are nearly a third of the population.
What makes Fontenoy-le-Château stand out
The 3 things Fontenoy-le-Château does most differently from other towns.
Fortifications (anciennes): Photo: E2 · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fontenoy-le-Château.
Who lives here
An older town: 32% of people in Fontenoy-le-Château are 65 or over, more than in both Vosges’ towns and compared French towns
56.8median age
Children under 15 make up 13%, below Vosges’ towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. At 56.8, the median resident of Fontenoy-le-Château sits in the middle of the age range.
Fontenoy-le-ChâteauVosges medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma34%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat12%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Fontenoy-le-Château: 46% were built before 1919, more than in both Vosges’ towns and compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Fontenoy-le-Château counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. The protected list starts in the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More people in Fontenoy-le-Château are out of work than in Vosges’ towns or across compared French towns: 22.3%
17%walk, cycle or take transit
17.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Vosges’ towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Per resident in work, Fontenoy-le-Château counts 0.7 jobs (100 jobs, 150 workers). Households’ median disposable income: €20,070 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot13%
Public transport4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Fontenoy-le-Château, 0.7 per working resident
22.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,070
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Fontenoy-le-Château is a commune of 500 people in the Communauté d'agglomération d'Épinal. 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
500 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération d'Épinal
Département
Vosges (88)
Région
Grand Est
Area
14.7 sq mi (38.2 km²)
INSEE code
88176
Fontenoy-le-Château’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
