Le Tholy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. At the median price of €2,322/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Gérardmer Hautes Vosges. Its strongest is jobs & income (B+): 1.3 jobs per working resident; 8.2% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
What makes Le Tholy stand out
The one thing Le Tholy does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Le Tholy 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
1 historic monument, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Tholy, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Le Tholy has lower unemployment than Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 8.2%
In the comparison, Le Tholy comes below both Vosges’ towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 8.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot6%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
800
jobs based in Le Tholy, 1.3 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,780
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 42% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B
The median home in Le Tholy sells for €2,322/m², against €1,349/m² in Vosges’ towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,322/m², comes from 69 sales of houses and apartments in Le Tholy from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €9.80/m² a month, close to Vosges’ towns (€9.54/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,322/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Tholy€2,322/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vosges median€1,349/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,179/m²
45
€9.80/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.34 to €13.09/m² a month)
6.5
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
€25,090
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Gérardmer Hautes Vosges
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Le Tholy’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 54% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 148 residents of Le Tholy died, against 166 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 11% fewer. The adjustment lowers most towns’ figures, so the comparison is what counts: the median of compared French towns is 12% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
−11%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw89
Adjusted89
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Le Tholy · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi Hopitaux du Massif des Vosges Antenne Smur A Gerardmer
8.6 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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Le Tholy
Is Le Tholy safe?
Le Tholy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.6 recorded violent incidents and 8.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With 800 jobs for 600 working residents, Le Tholy draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
Is Le Tholy expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Le Tholy grades B for cost of living.
About Le Tholy
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Le Tholy is a commune of 1,489 people in the Communauté de communes Gérardmer 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.