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The town has 117 residents and lies in Vosges, Grand Est.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Godoncourt falls below the line for grades. 30% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Godoncourt does most differently from other towns.
Godoncourt has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1907.
59% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Godoncourt has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Godoncourt.
People 65 and over make up 33% of the town, above both Vosges’ towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 13% of the population here. Degrees are held by 16% of adults.
54% women, 46% men
About 84 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.
| Godoncourt | Vosges median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment stood at 9.4%, below Vosges’ towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 15.6% of commuters travelled at the census. At the census, 2.6% of working residents in Godoncourt didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €6.45/m² a month. Godoncourt recorded 10 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Godoncourt as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Godoncourt is a commune of 117 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godoncourt | 117 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Contrexéville | 2,923 | 13 | B | A | C | D |
| Vittel | 4,780 | 14 | A+ | A | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 November 4, 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.