Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Jobs & income is another plus (A−) — 0.8 jobs per working resident; 5.5% unemployment. The weak point is walkability: nearly half of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The median price paid is €1,600/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Le Syndicat has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Le Syndicat with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Syndicat.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Unemployment in Le Syndicat, 5.5%, runs below Vosges’ towns and compared French towns
Half of residents lived on more than €25,700 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Vosges’ towns (€23,200). 4.0% of Le Syndicat’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Public transport0%
650
jobs based in Le Syndicat, 0.8 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 14% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A−
Le Syndicat earns an A− for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.23/m² a month, close to Vosges’ towns (€9.54/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.96/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 82% were houses.
€1,600/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Syndicat€1,600/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vosges median€1,349/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,808/m²
45
€9.23/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.41 to €11.49/m² a month)
4.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.96/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,830
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Hautes Vosges
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Mortality in Le Syndicat, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Vosges’ towns and compared French towns: 82 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Vosges: 84.2 years for women and 78.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 151 deaths in Le Syndicat between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 184: 18% below. The nearest emergency department to Le Syndicat is Centre hospitalier de Remiremont, 4.6 mi away.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw82
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Le Syndicat · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Remiremont
4.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Remiremont
84.2 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vosges, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Le Syndicat has fewer young adults than Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 8.4% are 15 to 24
Degrees are held by 25% of adults. Children under 15 make up 16%, higher than Vosges’ towns (14%) yet lower than compared French towns (17%). Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over.
48.5median age
Le SyndicatVosges medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education25%
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%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Le Syndicat
Is Le Syndicat safe?
Le Syndicat has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.4 recorded violent incidents and 5.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Le Syndicat good?
They grade B, better than 56% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Le Syndicat expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Le Syndicat grades A− for cost of living.
About Le Syndicat
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Le Syndicat is a commune of 1,842 people in the Communauté de communes 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
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.