Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 52 people live in this town, in Vosges, Grand Est.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Médonville out for now. Second homes make up 14% of its housing. It skews older: 43% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Médonville does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Médonville: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
64% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Médonville before 1900, the earliest Pierre Sébastien Thouvenel, in 1782.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Médonville.
Children under 15 make up 11%, below both Vosges’ towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 43% of the town. Also worth knowing: among adults, 13% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Médonville | Vosges median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 1.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 20% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 43% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 36% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
5.3% of Médonville’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €6.84/m² a month. 5 houses and apartments changed hands in Médonville from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Médonville has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
3 notable people were born in Médonville.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Médonville | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Contrexéville | 2,923 | 8 | B | A | C | D |
| Neufchâteau | 6,732 | 9.5 | B+ | A+ | C | C+ |
| Vittel | 4,780 | 10 | A+ | A | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Médonville is a commune of 52 people in the Communauté de communes Terre d'Eau. 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
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 November 4, 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.