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Some 653 people live in this town, in Vosges, Grand Est.

Is Poussay a good place to live?

Poussay is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 31% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Poussay stand out

The one thing Poussay does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Puits couvert
Puits couvert · Inscrit · Photo: Rauenstein · CC BY-SA 3.0
Poussay’s story

Poussay in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Poussay; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1926First protected: Puits couvert
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Poussay.

Who lives here

Children make up only 13% of Poussay, fewer than in both Vosges’ towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by 24% of adults, between Vosges’ towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.9% of the town. Poussay has a median age of 52.7.

52.7median age
PoussayVosges medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Poussay
PoussayVosges medianFrance median
Under 1513%14%17%
15–248.9%10%11%
25–4419%20%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+31%27%22%
No diploma21%26%19%
CAP or BEP33%29%26%
Baccalauréat15%17%18%
Higher education24%22%30%

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

History

Poussay keeps more of its old housing than Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Poussay; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 17th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
17th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Poussay has lower unemployment than Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 5.1%

6.4% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Jobs located in Poussay: 150, for 250 residents in work (0.5 each). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,460 a year.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
150
jobs based in Poussay, 0.5 per working resident
5.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

82.0% 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 1.7 mi away.

95%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Poussay82.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Poussay95.0%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Guy DolmaireNearest collègeCollègeCollège9982%−8 pts
Lycée polyvalent Jean-Baptiste VuillaumeNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée12895%−2 pts
95%
passed the general and technological bac, −2 pts against the expected rate
82.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −8 pts against the expected rate
1.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Poussay than in Vosges’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.73/m² a month

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

Among the homes sold, 96% were houses. Sales in Poussay from July 2023 to June 2026: 26 houses and apartments.

€8.73/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Poussay€8.73/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vosges median€9.54/m²
€8.73/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.07 to €10.78/m² a month)
€7.06/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Poussay

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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Puits couvert: Photo: Rauenstein · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Poussay

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

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Poussay’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 →
MirecourtCharmesVittelContrexévilleThaon-les-VosgesGolbeyMirecourtCharmesVittelContrexévilleThaon-les-VosgesGolbeyPoussay
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Poussay653—————
Mirecourt4,7001.3C−A+DC−
Charmes4,4848.6DADD−
Vittel4,78011A+ABB
Contrexéville2,92314BACD
Thaon-les-Vosges8,54714BA−CC
Golbey8,83217CBB−D−

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

About Poussay

Commune in Vosges, Grand Est

Poussay is a commune of 653 people in the Communauté de communes de Mirecourt Dompaire. 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
653 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Mirecourt Dompaire
Département
Vosges (88)
Région
Grand Est
Area
3.4 sq mi (8.8 km²)
INSEE code
88357

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.