Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 970 in Vosges, Grand Est.
Le Ménil is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Le Ménil does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Ménil as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Théâtre du Peuple, in Bussang, 3.3 mi away.
17% 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 Le Ménil.
Among adults, 18% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 13%, below both Vosges’ towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 30% of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Le Ménil | Vosges median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
Le Ménil has 150 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €24,350 a year per consumption unit, between Vosges’ towns (€23,200) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 11.9%.
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 the general bac, the closest lycée is 12.1 mi away. The closest collège is 2 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jules FerryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 92 | 93%+6 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.
The median sale price was €1,771/m², above Vosges’ towns (€1,349/m²) but below compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Among the homes sold, 91% were houses. Le Ménil recorded 44 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,802/m² | 40 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Le Ménil. Best known first.
Nothing in Le Ménil is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Ménil yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Ménil | 970 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Thillot | 3,167 | 2.2 | A | A | B | B− |
| Saulxures-sur-Moselotte | 2,566 | 3 | — | A | — | C− |
| Cornimont | 3,027 | 4.3 | — | A | — | C |
| Rupt-sur-Moselle | 3,419 | 6.3 | A | A− | A+ | B− |
| Vagney | 3,843 | 7.7 | A | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| La Bresse | 3,853 | 8.2 | A+ | B− | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Le Ménil is a commune of 970 people in the Communauté de communes des Ballons des Hautes-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 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.