Homes are affordable: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Pupils here do less well than most: brevet results 8 points below the expected rate. Residents’ health trails most towns (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Provenchères-et-Colroy has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Provenchères-et-Colroy 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.
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Église Sainte-Catherine · Classé · Photo: Cham · CC BY 3.0
Provenchères-et-Colroy’s story
Provenchères-et-Colroy in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Provenchères-et-Colroy: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1995.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Provenchères-et-Colroy.
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Provenchères-et-Colroy than in Vosges’ towns or across compared French towns: €8.19/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €1,156/m², below both Vosges’ towns (€1,349/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Among the homes sold, 90% were houses. Provenchères-et-Colroy recorded 40 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,156/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Provenchères-et-Colroy€1,156/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vosges median€1,349/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,156/m²
36
€8.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.29 to €10.68/m² a month)
3.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.31/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,490
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Exam results around Provenchères-et-Colroy trail 92% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Provenchères-et-Colroy, 84.0% passed the brevet, below Vosges’ towns (86.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 6.5 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D
Provenchères-et-Colroy loses more people than its age profile suggests, 108 per 100 expected, above Vosges’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Vosges: 84.2 years for women, 78.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 141 deaths in Provenchères-et-Colroy between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 130: 8% above. The nearest emergency department to Provenchères-et-Colroy is Chi Hopitaux du Massif des Vosges site Saint Die des Vosge, 6.1 mi away.
+8%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted108
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Provenchères-et-Colroy · 3.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi Hopitaux du Massif des Vosges site Saint Die des Vosge
6.1 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 people in Provenchères-et-Colroy hold a degree than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 19%
Children under 15 make up 14%, about level with Vosges’ towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for just over a quarter of residents. Provenchères-et-Colroy has a median age of 50.4 years.
50.4median age
Provenchères-et-ColroyVosges medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Provenchères-et-Colroy than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 7.9%
Half of residents lived on more than €23,740 a year per consumption unit, close to Vosges’ towns (€23,200) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 10.7% of people in the labour force have no job. No commute at all: 6.5% of working residents in Provenchères-et-Colroy at the census.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
350
jobs based in Provenchères-et-Colroy, 0.6 per working resident
10.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,740
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 47% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Provenchères-et-Colroy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 5.7 violent offenses and 7.2 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. 2025 saw 16 offenses recorded in Provenchères-et-Colroy. More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
5.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage9
Family violence7
Armed robbery0
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.
5.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
45.7%
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 · When other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (45.7% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Provenchères-et-Colroy
Is Provenchères-et-Colroy safe?
Provenchères-et-Colroy has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Provenchères-et-Colroy good?
They grade D, better than 8% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Provenchères-et-Colroy expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Provenchères-et-Colroy grades A for cost of living.
About Provenchères-et-Colroy
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Provenchères-et-Colroy is a commune of 1,283 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
1,283 (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.
