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FrapelleVosges

A town of 201 in Vosges, Grand Est.

Is Frapelle a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Frapelle

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Catherine, in Provenchères-et-Colroy, 1.3 mi away.

19% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Frapelle.

Who lives here

Frapelle has fewer older residents than Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 18% are 65 or over

That puts Frapelle below both Vosges’ towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 12% of residents.

44.5median age
FrapelleVosges medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Frapelle
FrapelleVosges medianFrance median
Under 1516%14%17%
15–2412%10%11%
25–4423%20%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+18%27%22%
No diploma21%26%19%
CAP or BEP30%29%26%
Baccalauréat17%17%18%
Higher education23%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Frapelle than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,490 a year per consumption unit

On this, Frapelle is below both Vosges’ towns (€23,200) and compared French towns (€25,970). 5.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Frapelle has 0 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.1 per worker.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Frapelle, 0.1 per working resident
12.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,490
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

Schools

84.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 8 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

In the comparison, Frapelle comes below both Vosges’ towns (86.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

84.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Frapelle84.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège SpitzembergNearest collègeCollègeCollège5184%−8 pts
84.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −8 pts against the expected rate
1.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Frapelle costs less than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.19/m² a month

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

For Frapelle, that is below both Vosges’ towns (€9.54/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.19/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Frapelle€8.19/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vosges median€9.54/m²
€8.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.29 to €10.68/m² a month)
€8.31/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 Frapelle

12pages on Frapelle

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Frapelle

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

How we find them →

Frapelle’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 →
Saint-Dié-des-VosgesSainte-Marie-aux-MinesFraizeAnouldMoyenmoutierOrbeySaint-Dié-des-VosgesSainte-Marie-aux-MinesFraizeAnouldMoyenmoutierOrbeyFrapelle
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Frapelle201—————
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges19,2515.3C+AC−C
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Haut-Rhin4,8516.4AAB+C
Fraize2,8438B+A−C+C−
Anould3,2348.9B+BAD
Moyenmoutier3,1349.3AAAA
Orbey Haut-Rhin3,42912—B—A−

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

About Frapelle

Commune in Vosges, Grand Est

Frapelle is a commune of 201 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges. 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
201 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Département
Vosges (88)
Région
Grand Est
Area
1.8 sq mi (4.5 km²)
INSEE code
88182

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.