Is La Chapelle-devant-Bruyères a good place to live?
At under 1,000 residents, La Chapelle-devant-Bruyères is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for a fifth of homes.
What makes La Chapelle-devant-Bruyères stand out
The one thing La Chapelle-devant-Bruyères does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Chapelle-devant-Bruyères.
History
La Chapelle-devant-Bruyères keeps more of its old housing than Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in La Chapelle-devant-Bruyères; none is classé, France’s top protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in La Chapelle-devant-Bruyères than in Vosges’ towns or across compared French towns: 13% of adults
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 8.2% of the town. People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, below Vosges’ towns (27%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 18% of the population.
44.9median age
La Chapelle-devant-BruyèresVosges medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education13%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Unemployment in La Chapelle-devant-Bruyères, 6.2%, runs below Vosges’ towns and compared French towns
La Chapelle-devant-Bruyères has 150 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.7 per worker. 1.7% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The median disposable income was €23,620 a year per consumption unit, close to Vosges’ towns (€23,200) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
2%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in La Chapelle-devant-Bruyères, 0.7 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About La Chapelle-devant-Bruyères
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
La Chapelle-devant-Bruyères is a commune of 547 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Dié-des-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
Population
547 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
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.
