Gérardmer grades C overall: better than 29% of compared French towns, and #22 of 27 in Vosges. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 58% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 22% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Gérardmer 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 Gérardmer.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Gérardmer than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15
A third of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Vosges’ towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Among adults, 28% have a degree.
54.8median age
GérardmerVosges medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education28%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living C−
Buying in Gérardmer costs more than in Vosges’ towns and across compared French towns: the median sale is €3,069/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Gérardmer sell for €3,429/m² and apartments for €2,953/m². The estimated advertised rent is €11.94/m² a month, about level with compared French towns (€12.41/m²) and above Vosges’ towns (€9.54/m²). The market in the town: 538 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€3,069/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gérardmer€3,069/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vosges median€1,349/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,429/m²
190
Apartments
€2,953/m²
348
€11.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.95 to €15.93/m² a month)
8.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.13/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,090
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Gérardmer Hautes Vosges
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Gérardmer gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than in Vosges’ towns and across compared French towns: 22.4% of commuters
Per resident in work, Gérardmer counts 1.6 jobs (4,650 jobs, 2,900 workers). The median disposable income was €25,150 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Vosges’ towns (€23,200). At the census, 5.4% of working residents in Gérardmer didn’t travel to work at all.
22%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving72%
On foot19%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,650
jobs based in Gérardmer, 1.6 per working resident
10.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,150
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 78% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Gérardmer has more crime per resident than 65% of compared French towns
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 10 violent offenses and 14.8 graded property crimes a year. Over 2025, Gérardmer logged 225 recorded offenses. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in the town.
10recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage97
Other physical violence35
Sexual violence30
Family violence24
Burglary22
Theft from vehicles17
Drug use72
Theft without violence71
Fraud53
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
10
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
225
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 1.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
87.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 83% passed the bac pro, of 146 candidates at 2 lycées. School results put the town #19 of 25 in Vosges.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1995
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 16th century. Since 1995, a site patrimonial remarquable has protected part of the town. 5.2% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Vosges’ towns (13%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
2historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit2
16th c.
oldest protected part
1972
first monument protected
1995
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Gérardmer’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 59% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
1,191 deaths in Gérardmer between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,141: 4% above. Its two care homes for older people (157 places) count their residents as Gérardmer’s; allowing for them, deaths were 9% below expected. In Vosges, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.2 years for women and 78.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
−9%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted91
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Gérardmer · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi Hopitaux du Massif des Vosges Antenne Smur A Gerardmer
13.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Remiremont
84.2 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vosges, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Edward Gardère: RodolfoJuan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · André Gardère: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain · Patrick Rémy: Wayne77, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dominique Meyer: Postaire, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Claude Vanony: Claude Vanony, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maximilien Kelsch: Maurice Dulac, Public domain
Gérardmer’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gérardmer
Is Gérardmer safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #17 of 27 in Vosges. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 22 burglaries and 97 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Gérardmer good?
They grade C+, better than 39% of compared French towns and #19 of 25 in Vosges. 97% of 29 candidates passed the bac at Lycée des métiers de l'hôtellerie, de la restauration et de l'alimentation Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin in 2025 given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Gérardmer expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Gérardmer grades C− for cost of living.
About Gérardmer
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Gérardmer is a commune of 7,581 people in the Communauté de communes Gérardmer Hautes 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
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.
