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A town of 2,311 in Vosges, Grand Est.
Hadol has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 22% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,843/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération d'Épinal. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Hadol does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Hadol 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Hadol as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Maurice, in Épinal, 5.9 mi away.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hadol.
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.8% of commuters travelled at the census. 250 jobs are based in Hadol, for 1,050 working residents (0.2 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €27,380 a year per consumption unit, above Vosges’ towns (€23,200) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
3 GPs practise in Hadol. Average lifespans in Vosges: 84.2 years for women, 78.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 140 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 198: 29% below.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.34/m² a month, near Vosges’ towns (€9.54/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). 42 houses and apartments changed hands in Hadol from July 2023 to June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.40/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,852/m² | 41 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Just over a fifth of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 18%, above both Vosges’ towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 32% have a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Hadol | Vosges median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Hadol is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Hadol.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hadol | 2,311 | — | — | B+ | — | A |
| Xertigny | 2,589 | 5 | C+ | A+ | B+ | D |
| Chantraine | 3,198 | 5.9 | — | B | — | B+ |
| Épinal | 32,251 | 5.9 | C+ | B+ | D | C+ |
| Saint-Nabord | 3,953 | 5.9 | A+ | A− | A+ | A |
| Éloyes | 3,138 | 6.2 | B+ | A− | A− | C+ |
| Golbey | 8,832 | 7.4 | C | B | B− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Hadol has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.9 recorded violent incidents and 4.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Hadol grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Hadol is a commune of 2,311 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.