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A town of 481 in Vosges, Grand Est.
Raves is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Raves as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Sainte-Catherine, in Provenchères-et-Colroy, 3.5 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Raves.
Children under 15 make up 17%, higher than Vosges’ towns (14%) and near compared French towns (17%). A quarter of residents have reached 65. Raves has a median age of 44.6.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Raves | Vosges median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
9.1% of the labour force are out of work. Raves has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €24,690 a year per consumption unit, above Vosges’ towns (€23,200) but below compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses made up 93% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. 14 houses and apartments changed hands in Raves from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Raves is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Raves yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raves | 481 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | 19,251 | 5 | C+ | A | C− | C |
| Fraize | 2,843 | 5.7 | B+ | A− | C+ | C− |
| Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Haut-Rhin | 4,851 | 6.2 | A | A | B+ | C |
| Anould | 3,234 | 6.9 | B+ | B | A | D |
| Moyenmoutier | 3,134 | 10 | A | A | A | A |
| Orbey Haut-Rhin | 3,429 | 11 | — | B | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Raves is a commune of 481 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
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.