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The town, home to 675 people, lies in Vosges, Grand Est.
La Chapelle-aux-Bois has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 16% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing La Chapelle-aux-Bois does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Chapelle-aux-Bois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de Carrefour, in Gruey-lès-Surance, 6.3 mi away.
46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in La Chapelle-aux-Bois is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Chapelle-aux-Bois.
Children are 17% of the town. People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, lower than Vosges’ towns (27%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by nearly a quarter of adults.
46% women, 54% men
About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| La Chapelle-aux-Bois | Vosges median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €23,850 a year per consumption unit, about level with Vosges’ towns (€23,200) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 100 jobs are based in La Chapelle-aux-Bois, for 300 working residents (0.3 per worker). 9.6% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
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.
Sales in La Chapelle-aux-Bois from July 2023 to June 2026: 21 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One notable person was born in La Chapelle-aux-Bois.
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
La Chapelle-aux-Bois is a commune of 675 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Chapelle-aux-Bois | 675 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Xertigny | 2,589 | 3.2 | C+ | A+ | B+ | D |
| Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse Haute-Saône | 2,814 | 10 | B− | A+ | A | D− |
| Le Val-d'Ajol | 3,885 | 10 | A− | A+ | A | D |
| Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert Haute-Saône | 3,764 | 10 | A− | A | A+ | C− |
| Chantraine | 3,198 | 11 | — | B | — | B+ |
| Saint-Nabord | 3,953 | 12 | A+ | A− | A+ | A |
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 9, 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.