Cheap to live in, with trade-offs. Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Safety is a strength too (A): an average of 4.6 recorded violent incidents and 9.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The trade-off is jobs & income (D−): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 13.3% unemployment. Most journeys need a car: 71% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 6% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Put together, the subjects come to an A overall, better than 91% of compared French towns. It ranks #4 of 27 in Vosges.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Moyenmoutier with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is lower in Moyenmoutier than in 87% of compared French towns
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Moyenmoutier (2025). Police and gendarmerie recorded 44 offenses locally in 2025.
4.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage29
Family violence15
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence13
Fraud10
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
4.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
44
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
15.0%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 15.0% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth A
Mortality in Moyenmoutier, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Vosges’ towns and compared French towns: 73 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 526 residents of Moyenmoutier died, against 369 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 43% more. The nearest emergency department to Moyenmoutier is Chi Hopitaux du Massif des Vosges site Saint Die des Vosge, 6.7 mi away. There are 2 general practitioners in the town. Women in Vosges live to 84.2 on average and men to 78.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−27%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw143
Adjusted73
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Moyenmoutier · 5.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi Hopitaux du Massif des Vosges site Saint Die des Vosge
6.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chi Hopitaux du Massif des Vosges site Saint Die des Vosge
84.2 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vosges, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer commuters in Moyenmoutier walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 5.8%
13.3% of the labour force were unemployed, near Vosges’ towns (12.8%) and higher than compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €22,960 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 4.0% of working residents in Moyenmoutier at the census.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
550
jobs based in Moyenmoutier, 0.5 per working resident
13.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,960
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 29% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Moyenmoutier hold a degree than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 18%
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.5%, below both Vosges’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 count for 13% of the people here.
49.7median age
MoyenmoutierVosges medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Moyenmoutier
Is Moyenmoutier safe?
It grades A for safety, #9 of 27 in Vosges.
Is Moyenmoutier expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,164/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Moyenmoutier grades A for cost of living.
About Moyenmoutier
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Moyenmoutier is a commune of 3,134 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
3,134 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
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.
