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PreyVosges

A town of 88 in Vosges, Grand Est.

Population
88
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€8.54
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Walk, cycle, transit
0%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Prey a good place to live?

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

What makes Prey stand out

The 2 things Prey does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
11%2%PreyMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
11% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
32%22%PreyMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
32% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 50.7. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Prey’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Prey’s story

No historic monuments in Prey

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

The nearest classé monument is Deux menhirs dits Pierres-Fittes, in Remiremont, 9.9 mi away.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Prey.

Who lives here

Children make up only 10% of Prey, fewer than in Vosges’ towns and across compared French towns

Degrees are held by 30% of adults. Nearly a third of residents are 65 or over, above both Vosges’ towns (27%) and compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Prey is 50.7.

50.7median age
PreyVosges medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education30%

Women and men · all residents

41% women, 59% men

About 69 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Prey
PreyVosges medianFrance median
Under 1510%14%17%
15–2410%10%11%
25–4415%20%23%
45–6433%27%26%
65+32%27%22%
No diploma26%26%19%
CAP or BEP22%29%26%
Baccalauréat15%17%18%
Higher education30%22%30%
Full pagePrey’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages50.7 median age · 32% are 65 or overHouseholds40 households · 2.2 people per householdBorn abroad3.4% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Prey?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Prey are out of work than in Vosges’ towns or across compared French towns: 2.3%

At the census, 8.7% of working residents in Prey didn’t travel to work at all.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving89%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Prey, 0.2 per working resident
2.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pagePrey’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Jobs based here0.2 per working residentGetting to work0% walk, cycle or take transit

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, 4 points below the expected rate

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

The town’s pupils have a collège 2.3 mi away.

97%passed the bac (general and technological)

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Prey82.0%
Median of towns87.5%

Bac pass rate · lycées within 5 km

Prey96.7%
Median of towns92.9%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège CharlemagneNearest collègeCollègeCollège10782%−4 pts
Lycée Jean LurçatNearest lycéeGeneral lycéeGeneral lycée11497%±0 pts

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97%
passed the general and technological bac, ±0 pts against the expected rate
95%
passed the vocational bac, −2 pts against the expected rate
82.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −4 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center
Full pagePrey’s schools pageOpen the page
Collèges82.0% passed the brevet · One collège within 5 kmLycées96.7% passed the bac · Two lycées within 5 km

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Prey than in Vosges’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.54/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 5 homes in Prey.

€8.54/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Prey€8.54/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vosges median€9.54/m²
€8.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.84 to €10.67/m² a month)
€8.13/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pagePrey’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€8.54/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Prey

13pages on Prey
The big questions
SchoolsOne collèges and two lycées within 5 kmHealth0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.7 mi awayHousing5 sales on record, the last three yearsWork & commute0 jobs based hereFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 50.7HistoryNo historic monument here; the nearest onesTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

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

Its history page →
Classé
Deux menhirs dits Pierres-FittesStanding stone · Prehistory · in Remiremont, 9.9 mi
Classé
Église Saint-MauriceChurch · in Épinal, 10.8 mi
Classé
Borne dite La haute BorneEngineering work · 15th c. · in Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont, 11.3 mi
Classé
Église Sainte-LibaireChurch · 16th & 18th c. · in Rambervillers, 11.8 mi

Famous people from Prey

One notable person was born in Prey.

Their page →
J
Jean-Antoine VilleminFrench physician (1827–1892)

Prey’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 →
BruyèresGranges-AumontzeyÉloyesÉpinalSaint-NabordSaint-Étienne-lès-RemiremontBruyèresGranges-AumontzeyÉloyesÉpinalSaint-NabordSaint-Étienne-lès-RemiremontPrey
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Prey88—————
Bruyères2,9232.6CADC−
Granges-Aumontzey2,5295.2A−A−A+C+
Éloyes3,1386.9B+A−A−C+
Épinal32,25111C+B+DC+
Saint-Nabord3,95311A+A−A+A
Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont3,81811AB+A+B+

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

About Prey

Commune in Vosges, Grand Est

Prey is a commune of 88 people in the Communauté de communes Bruyères-Vallons 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
88 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Bruyères-Vallons des Vosges
Département
Vosges (88)
Région
Grand Est
Area
0.8 sq mi (2.1 km²)
INSEE code
88359

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.