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A town of 786 in Vosges, Grand Est.

Is Lamarche a good place to live?

Lamarche is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Lamarche stand out

The 2 things Lamarche does most differently from other towns.

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Chapelle d'Aureil-Maison
Chapelle d'Aureil-Maison · Inscrit · Photo: Laberus · CC BY-SA 3.0
Lamarche’s story

Lamarche in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Lamarche counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

29% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 4 people born in Lamarche before 1900, the earliest Nicolas Carant, in 1751.

  • 1926First protected: Chapelle d'Aureil-Maison
  • 1997Most recently protected: Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lamarche.

Who lives here

An older town: 38% of people in Lamarche are 65 or over, more than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns

Graduates make up 9.6% of adults. People aged 15 to 24 make up 6% of the town, lower than both Vosges’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are 13% of the town.

56.1median age
LamarcheVosges medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma40%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education10%

Women and men · all residents

54% women, 46% men

About 85 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Lamarche
LamarcheVosges medianFrance median
Under 1513%14%17%
15–246%10%11%
25–4418%20%23%
45–6425%27%26%
65+38%27%22%
No diploma40%26%19%
CAP or BEP30%29%26%
Baccalauréat15%17%18%
Higher education9.6%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Lamarche: 29% were built before 1919, more than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

On the Culture ministry’s list, Lamarche counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

More people in Lamarche are out of work than in Vosges’ towns or across compared French towns: 16.8%

Half of residents lived on more than €22,570 a year per consumption unit, about level with Vosges’ towns (€23,200) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 350 jobs are based in Lamarche, for 250 working residents (1.4 per worker). No commute at all: 7.4% of working residents in the town at the census.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving80%
On foot10%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Public transport0%
350
jobs based in Lamarche, 1.4 per working resident
16.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,570
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
7%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Homes in Lamarche cost less than in Vosges’ towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €410/m²

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

The estimated advertised rent is €8.40/m² a month, below Vosges’ towns (€9.54/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Houses made up 98% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. The market in Lamarche: 41 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€410/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Lamarche€410/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vosges median€1,349/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€402/m²40
€8.40/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.45 to €10.93/m² a month)
€6.19/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lamarche

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Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Lamarche counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption: Photo: Patineurjul · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chapelle d'Aureil-Maison: Photo: Laberus · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Lamarche

4 notable people were born in Lamarche.

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Lamarche’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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ContrexévilleVittelContrexévilleVittelLamarche
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lamarche786—————
Contrexéville2,9239.5BACD
Vittel4,78012A+ABB

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Lamarche

Commune in Vosges, Grand Est

Lamarche is a commune of 786 people in the Communauté de communes des Vosges côté Sud Ouest. 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
786 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Vosges côté Sud Ouest
Département
Vosges (88)
Région
Grand Est
Area
13 sq mi (33.6 km²)
INSEE code
88258

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 October 30, 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.