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A town of 298 in Vosges, Grand Est.

Population

298

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€8.24

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€25,450

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Lignéville a good place to live?

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

Église dans son ensemble · Inscrit · Photo: Laberus · CC BY-SA 3.0

Lignéville’s story

Lignéville in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lignéville, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1948.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 2 people born in Lignéville before 1900, the earliest Joseph Clément Poullain de Grandprey, in 1744.

1948First protected: Église dans son ensemble

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lignéville.

History

Old homes shape Lignéville: 17% were built before 1919, more than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

For Lignéville, that is above both Vosges’ towns (13%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Lignéville, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

12th c.

oldest protected part

1948

first monument protected

Full pageLignéville’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes17% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Lignéville?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Fewer people in Lignéville hold a degree than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 14%

Lignéville sits below both Vosges’ towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. 22% of residents are 65 or over.

45.1median age

LignévilleVosges medianFrance median

Vosges medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

11%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%

CAP or BEP40%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education14%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Lignéville
	Lignéville	Vosges median	France median
Under 15	16%	14%	17%
15–24	11%	10%	11%
25–44	24%	20%	23%
45–64	28%	27%	26%
65+	22%	27%	22%
No diploma	21%	26%	19%
CAP or BEP	40%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	17%	18%
Higher education	14%	22%	30%

Full pageLignéville’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages45.1 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households140 households · 2.2 people per household Born abroad0.3% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Lignéville?”

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

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Lignéville than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 5.3%

That puts Lignéville below both Vosges’ towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Lignéville has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.4 per worker.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%

On foot4%

Bicycle2%

Motorbike or scooter1%

Public transport0%

jobs based in Lignéville, 0.4 per working resident

11.6%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,450

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Median income€25,450 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

86.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 0.5 points below the expected rate

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

On this, Lignéville is close to both Vosges’ towns (86.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

86.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Lignéville86.0%

Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Lignéville93.0%

Median of towns92.9%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Jules VerneNearest collègeCollège	Collège	67	88%−1 pt
Lycée des métiers de l'hôtellerie restauration et du bien-être Pierre Mendès FranceNearest lycéeVocational lycée	Vocational lycée	69	93%+5 pts

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93%

passed the vocational bac, +5 pts against the expected rate

86.0%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −0.5 pts against the expected rate

2.2 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageLignéville’s schools pageOpen the page

Collèges86.0% passed the brevet · Two collèges within 5 km Lycées93.0% passed the bac · One lycée within 5 km

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

Housing

Renting in Lignéville costs less than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.24/m² a month

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

In the comparison, Lignéville comes below both Vosges’ towns (€9.54/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€8.24/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Lignéville€8.24/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Vosges median€9.54/m²

€8.24/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.47 to €10.50/m² a month)

€6.45/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLignéville’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.24/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Saint-Baslemont and 4 more in and around Lignéville

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Lignéville. Best known first.

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ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Saint-Baslemont3.7 km southeast, in Saint-Baslemont ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Thuillières4.6 km east, in Thuillières AttractionAttractionStation thermale de Vittel4.7 km north, in Vittel MuseumMuseumMaison du Patrimoine de Vittel4.2 km north, in Vittel AttractionAttractionGalerie mauresque4.6 km north, in Vittel

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Everything we know about Lignéville

13pages on Lignéville

The big questions

SchoolsTwo collèges and one lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 2.8 mi away Housing13 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 45.1 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

Lignéville has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Église dans son ensembleChurch · 12th–16th c.

Classé

Église Saint-BriceChurch · 13th & 16th c. · in Dombrot-le-Sec, 2.3 mi

Classé

Église Notre-DameChurch · 11th c. · in Relanges, 4.8 mi

Classé

Église Saint-Rémi, autrefois église Saint-HilaireChurch · 12th–17th c. · in Remoncourt, 6.4 mi

Photo credits

Église dans son ensemble: Photo: Laberus · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Lignéville

2 notable people were born in Lignéville.

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Joseph Clément Poullain de GrandpreyFrench politician (1744-1826)

Hubert PyrotFrench politician · 1758–1834

Lignéville’s neighbors

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

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VittelContrexévilleMirecourtNeufchâteauLignéville

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Lignéville	298	—	—	—	—	—
Vittel	4,780	2.4	A⁺	A	B	B
Contrexéville	2,923	2.7	B	A	C	D
Mirecourt	4,700	13	C⁻	A⁺	D	C⁻
Neufchâteau	6,732	17	B⁺	A⁺	C	C⁺

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

About Lignéville

Commune in Vosges, Grand Est

Lignéville is a commune of 298 people in the Communauté de communes des Vosges côté Sud Ouest. 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: 298 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes des Vosges côté Sud Ouest
Département: Vosges (88)
Région: Grand Est
Area: 4.8 sq mi (12.5 km²)
INSEE code: 88271

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.