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A town of 8,832 in Vosges, Grand Est.
Golbey grades C overall: better than 33% of compared French towns, and #21 of 27 in Vosges. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 26% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,578/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération d'Épinal. Its strongest is walkability (A−): 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% 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.
The 3 things Golbey does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Golbey 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Golbey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame au Cierge, in Épinal, 1.2 mi away.
4.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Golbey. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de l'Image1.6 km southeast, in Épinal
AttractionMaison romaine d'Épinal1.8 km southeast, in ÉpinalAttractionAttractionFort d'Uxegney3.6 km west, in UxegneyAttractionAttractionFort de Bois l'Abbé2.6 km northwest, in UxegneyMuseumMuseumMusée départemental d'Art ancien et contemporain2.6 km southeast, in ÉpinalPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Golbey.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Vosges, women can expect to live 84.2 years and men 78.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 1,208 residents of Golbey died, against 834 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 45% more. For a family doctor, residents of Golbey can choose among 5 GPs.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
The median disposable income is €23,060 a year per consumption unit. For its 3,500 residents in work, Golbey has 5,350 jobs: 1.5 each. No commute at all: 2.6% of working residents here at the census.
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.
258 sales of houses and apartments in Golbey, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,578/m². A house in Golbey goes for €1,732/m², an apartment for €1,466/m². Houses accounted for 56% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,732/m² | 145 |
| Apartments | €1,466/m² | 113 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 77% passed the bac pro, of 212 candidates at 3 lycées. On results, collèges and lycées here come #14 of 25 in Vosges. The closest collège is 0.7 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis ArmandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 139 | 87%−1 pt |
| Lycée des métiers des sciences et de l'industrie Pierre Mendès FranceNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 139 | 96%+1 pt |
| Collège Antoine de Saint-ExupéryBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 81 | 72%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
2025 saw 218 offenses recorded in Golbey. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 7.7 violent offenses and 14.3 graded property crimes a year. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Golbey (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.4% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
23% of adults hold a degree, about level with Vosges’ towns (22%) and below compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 22% of the town. The middle age in Golbey is 44.1.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Golbey | Vosges median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Golbey is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Golbey.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golbey | 8,832 | — | C | B | B− | D− |
| Chantraine | 3,198 | 1.6 | — | B | — | B+ |
| Épinal | 32,251 | 1.7 | C+ | B+ | D | C+ |
| Thaon-les-Vosges | 8,547 | 4 | B | A− | C | C |
| Xertigny | 2,589 | 10 | C+ | A+ | B+ | D |
| Éloyes | 3,138 | 11 | B+ | A− | A− | C+ |
| Saint-Nabord | 3,953 | 13 | A+ | A− | A+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B− for safety, #14 of 27 in Vosges. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 36 burglaries and 71 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 47% of compared French towns and #14 of 25 in Vosges. The lycée stands out: 96% of 139 candidates passed the bac at Lycée des métiers des sciences et de l'industrie Pierre Mendès France in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,578/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Golbey grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Golbey is a commune of 8,832 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.