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Home to 507 people, this town lies in Vosges, Grand Est.
At under 1,000 residents, La Houssière is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 13% of homes.
The one thing La Houssière does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Houssière as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Palais épiscopal dit de la Galazière (ancien), in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, 7.4 mi away.
31% 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 La Houssière.
One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15. Nearly a quarter of residents have reached 65. At 48.4, the median resident of La Houssière sits in the middle of the age range.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| La Houssière | Vosges median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, La Houssière counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 200 workers). 7.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Vosges’ towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €25,090 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Houses made up 78% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 23 homes in La Houssière.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Houssière is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in La Houssière.
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 Houssière | 507 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anould | 3,234 | 3.6 | B+ | B | A | D |
| Granges-Aumontzey | 2,529 | 4.9 | A− | A− | A+ | C+ |
| Fraize | 2,843 | 6.3 | B+ | A− | C+ | C− |
| Bruyères | 2,923 | 6.9 | C | A | D | C− |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | 19,251 | 7.3 | C+ | A | C− | C |
| Gérardmer | 7,581 | 8.6 | C | C− | C+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
La Houssière is a commune of 507 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
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 4, 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.