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With 47 residents, it is a town in Vosges, Grand Est.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Romain-aux-Bois falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for 24% of homes. It skews older: just over a third of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Romain-aux-Bois does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Romain-aux-Bois, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1987.
72% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
The list names few of Romain-aux-Bois’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Evre: Photo: Patineurjul · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Romain-aux-Bois.
The 65-and-over age group makes up 34% of residents. 6.4% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Vosges’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). At 55.5, the median resident of Romain-aux-Bois sits in the middle of the age range.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Romain-aux-Bois | Vosges median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 42% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 5.3% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 16th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Romain-aux-Bois, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
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.
3 houses and apartments changed hands in Romain-aux-Bois from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Romain-aux-Bois yet.
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Romain-aux-Bois is a commune of 47 people in the Communauté de communes des Vosges côté Sud Ouest. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romain-aux-Bois | 47 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Contrexéville | 2,923 | 11 | B | A | C | D |
| Vittel | 4,780 | 13 | A+ | A | B | B |
| Nogent Haute-Marne | 3,550 | 18 | A− | A+ | C+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 November 4, 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.