At under 1,000 residents, La Croix-aux-Mines is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 28% of homes. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes La Croix-aux-Mines stand out
The 2 things La Croix-aux-Mines does most differently from other towns.
Chapelle Saint-Marc du Chipal: Photo: Ji-Elle · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Croix-aux-Mines.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in La Croix-aux-Mines than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 6.9% are under 15
54.9median age
People aged 15 to 24 make up 7.9% of the town, below both Vosges’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 18% of adults. The median resident of La Croix-aux-Mines is 54.9 years old.
La Croix-aux-MinesVosges medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
30%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape La Croix-aux-Mines: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
La Croix-aux-Mines has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in La Croix-aux-Mines than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 7.2%
7%walk, cycle or take transit
The median disposable income was €23,860 a year per consumption unit, close to Vosges’ towns (€23,200) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 13.0% of people in the labour force have no job. Jobs located in La Croix-aux-Mines: 100, for 200 residents in work (0.6 each).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot6%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in La Croix-aux-Mines, 0.6 per working resident
13.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in La Croix-aux-Mines costs less than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.00/m² a month
€9.00/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €8.13/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 77% were houses. The market in La Croix-aux-Mines: 22 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
La Croix-aux-Mines€9.00/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vosges median€9.54/m²
€9.00/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.99 to €11.58/m² a month)
€8.13/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
La Croix-aux-Mines is a commune of 448 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
448 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Département
Vosges (88)
Région
Grand Est
Area
6.4 sq mi (16.7 km²)
INSEE code
88120
La Croix-aux-Mines’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
