Second homes: 32%, a higher share than 95% of compared French towns
2.8% of households have no car (typical compared French town: 11%). Households headed by a retired person make up about one in two here (50%). Fewer one-person households than in 94% of compared French towns: 25%. Les Rouges-Eaux had 80 residents in 35 households at the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Vosges median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Les Rouges-Eaux
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 19 second homes and occasional dwellings in Les Rouges-Eaux, 32% of its 60 homes: higher than in 95% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Les Rouges-Eaux had 86 residents at the 2012 census and 80 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Flats make up 6.5% in Les Rouges-Eaux, less than in 93% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
In the typical compared French town, 6.7% of homes stand empty; in Les Rouges-Eaux, 10%. The usual figure: 30% of homes are flats in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns.
From 2012 to 2023, 93% of compared French towns grew faster than Les Rouges-Eaux: −7%
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Vosges town −6%. The years 2012 to 2017 brought +2%; 2017 to 2023, −9%.
Les Rouges-Eaux is older than 72% of compared French towns: a median age of 47.5
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Les Rouges-Eaux 47.5. The median compared French town: 44.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 9.7% here and 11% in the typical compared French town. Locally, 22% of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
13% of households are single parents, more than in 83% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Vosges median and the France median
Living alone · share
The average household has 2.3 people. Fewer couples with children than in just over half of compared French towns: 25%. The comparison figure for single-parent households is 10% in the typical compared French town.
Above 96% of compared French towns: 25% of households are headed by a manual worker
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Against a figure of 9.4% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional in Les Rouges-Eaux comes in at 13%. On average, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 4.9% of residents are immigrants in Les Rouges-Eaux
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The median compared commune in Vosges has 5.3%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 64% of compared French towns. Against that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. About one in 20: that is how common foreign nationals are in Les Rouges-Eaux (4.9%).
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
33% of residents 15 and over are single, more than in 88% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Lower than in 58% of compared French towns: 42% of residents 15 and over are married. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A larger share of adults with no qualification than 68% of compared French towns: 23%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
With graduates of higher education at 32%, Les Rouges-Eaux is ahead of 58% of compared French towns on that count. In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%.
Of 41 French towns its size (80 to 2,582 people), the 15th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Nearby, 4 of 6 towns have older populations than Les Rouges-Eaux
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Rouges-Eaux | 47.5 | 22% | 32% | 4.9% |
| Bruyères 2,923 · 5.3 mi | 51.4 | 32% | 4.3% | 5% |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges 19,251 · 7.1 mi | 46.5 | 27% | 2.9% | 12% |
| Granges-Aumontzey 2,529 · 7.9 mi | 53 | 31% | 14% | 5.6% |
| Anould 3,234 · 8.4 mi | 50.6 | 26% | 9.5% | 1.9% |
| Rambervillers 5,018 · 9.3 mi | 47 | 26% | 1.4% | 7.3% |
| Moyenmoutier 3,134 · 9.5 mi | 49.7 | 27% | 4.5% | 2.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Les Rouges-Eaux
What is the population of Les Rouges-Eaux?
80 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (86).
How old are Les Rouges-Eaux’s residents?
The median age is 47.5, older than 72% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Les Rouges-Eaux?
19, with occasional dwellings: 32% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Les Rouges-Eaux?
INSEE counts 4 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.9% of residents, and 4 foreign nationals (4.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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