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A town in Vosges, Grand Est, home to 734 people.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, La Petite-Raon falls below the line for grades. Homes go for a median €725/m².
The one thing La Petite-Raon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Petite-Raon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Second château des Princes de Salm, in Senones, 1 mi away.
23% 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 Petite-Raon.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 12% of residents, higher than both Vosges’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). 24% of residents are 65 or over. At 46.1, the median resident of La Petite-Raon sits in the middle of the age range.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| La Petite-Raon | Vosges median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 33% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 10% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 5.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Vosges’ towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in La Petite-Raon number 50, against 250 residents in work (0.3 per worker). Median disposable income comes to €21,950 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 1.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège André MalrauxNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 51 | 80%+3 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses were two thirds of what sold. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 42 homes in La Petite-Raon.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near La Petite-Raon. Best known first.
Nothing in La Petite-Raon is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 2 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm La Petite-Raon as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 Petite-Raon | 734 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moyenmoutier | 3,134 | 4.6 | A | A | A | A |
| Raon-l'Étape | 5,886 | 7.1 | C− | A | C+ | D− |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | 19,251 | 8.5 | C+ | A | C− | C |
| La Broque Bas-Rhin | 2,625 | 11 | D | C− | B | D− |
| Baccarat Meurthe-et-Moselle | 4,089 | 12 | B− | A | B | C |
| Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Haut-Rhin | 4,851 | 14 | A | A | B+ | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
La Petite-Raon is a commune of 734 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) · 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 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.