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LesseuxVosges

A town of 137 in Vosges, Grand Est.

Is Lesseux a good place to live?

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

What makes Lesseux stand out

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Lesseux’s story

No historic monuments in Lesseux

The Culture ministry lists no building in Lesseux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Catherine, in Provenchères-et-Colroy, 1.7 mi away.

24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

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Who lives here

Few people in Lesseux are 15 to 24: 6.6%, fewer than in Vosges’ towns and compared French towns

People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, below Vosges’ towns (27%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 26% of adults. Residents of Lesseux have a median age of 50.8.

50.8median age
LesseuxVosges medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education26%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lesseux
LesseuxVosges medianFrance median
Under 1515%14%17%
15–246.6%10%11%
25–4420%20%23%
45–6435%27%26%
65+23%27%22%
No diploma21%26%19%
CAP or BEP33%29%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education26%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Lesseux has lower unemployment than Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 4.4%

Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Vosges’ towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,860 a year per consumption unit.

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport6%
On foot3%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Lesseux, 0.2 per working resident
4.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

84.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 8 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest collège is 1.8 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 5.7 mi off.

84.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Lesseux84.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège SpitzembergNearest collègeCollègeCollège5184%−8 pts
84.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −8 pts against the expected rate
1.8 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Lesseux costs less than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.19/m² a month

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

Sales in Lesseux from July 2023 to June 2026: 3 houses and apartments.

€8.19/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lesseux€8.19/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vosges median€9.54/m²
€8.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.29 to €10.68/m² a month)
€8.31/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

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Everything we know about Lesseux

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Landmarks

Nothing in Lesseux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Lesseux

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Lesseux’s neighbors

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

All towns in Vosges →
Sainte-Marie-aux-MinesSaint-Dié-des-VosgesFraizeAnouldMoyenmoutierOrbeySainte-Marie-aux-MinesSaint-Dié-des-VosgesFraizeAnouldMoyenmoutierOrbeyLesseux
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Lesseux137—————
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Haut-Rhin4,8515.5AAB+C
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges19,2516.1C+AC−C
Fraize2,8437.7B+A−C+C−
Anould3,2349B+BAD
Moyenmoutier3,13410AAAA
Orbey Haut-Rhin3,42912—B—A−

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

About Lesseux

Commune in Vosges, Grand Est

Lesseux is a commune of 137 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Dié-des-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

Population
137 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Département
Vosges (88)
Région
Grand Est
Area
1.1 sq mi (2.9 km²)
INSEE code
88268

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.