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MontmotierVosges

35 people live in this town in Vosges, Grand Est.

Is Montmotier a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Montmotier is too small for the grades other French towns get. Just over a quarter of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 41% of residents.

What makes Montmotier stand out

The 2 things Montmotier does most differently from other towns.

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Montmotier’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Montmotier’s story

No historic monuments in Montmotier

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

The nearest classé monument is Pont tournant sur le canal de l'Est, in Selles, 4.2 mi away.

45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montmotier.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Montmotier than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 10% are under 15

Young adults of 15 to 24 are 5.1% of the population. 21% of adults hold a degree, below Vosges’ towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Montmotier has a median age of 53.5.

53.5median age
MontmotierVosges medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma29%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat12%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Montmotier
MontmotierVosges medianFrance median
Under 1510%14%17%
15–245.1%10%11%
25–4423%20%23%
45–6421%27%26%
65+41%27%22%
No diploma29%26%19%
CAP or BEP32%29%26%
Baccalauréat12%17%18%
Higher education21%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Montmotier has higher unemployment than Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 18.8%

7.7% of Montmotier’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
Motorbike or scooter8%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Montmotier, 0.1 per working resident
18.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
8%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Montmotier costs less than in Vosges’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.54/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 2 homes in Montmotier.

€7.54/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Montmotier€7.54/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vosges median€9.54/m²
€7.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.87 to €9.69/m² a month)
€7.55/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Lavoir des Charrières and 6 more in and around Montmotier

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Montmotier. Best known first.

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Everything we know about Montmotier

12pages on Montmotier

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Montmotier

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Montmotier yet.

How we find them →

Montmotier’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 →
Saint-Loup-sur-SemouseXertignyFougerolles-Saint-ValbertLuxeuil-les-BainsLe Val-d'AjolChantraineSaint-Loup-sur-SemouseXertignyFougerolles-Saint-ValbertLuxeuil-les-BainsLe Val-d'AjolChantraineMontmotier
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Montmotier35—————
Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse Haute-Saône2,8147.6B−A+AD−
Xertigny2,58911C+A+B+D
Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert Haute-Saône3,76412A−AA+C−
Luxeuil-les-Bains Haute-Saône6,66314C−ADC−
Le Val-d'Ajol3,88515A−A+AD
Chantraine3,19818—B—B+

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

About Montmotier

Commune in Vosges, Grand Est

Montmotier is a commune of 35 people in the Communauté d'agglomération d'Épinal. 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
35 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération d'Épinal
Département
Vosges (88)
Région
Grand Est
Area
1.6 sq mi (4.2 km²)
INSEE code
88311

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.