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RugneyVosges

A town of 130 in Vosges, Grand Est.

Is Rugney a good place to live?

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

What makes Rugney stand out

The one thing Rugney does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Commanderie du Temple de Xugney (ancienne)
Commanderie du Temple de Xugney (ancienne) · Inscrit · Photo: Rauenstein · CC BY-SA 3.0
Rugney’s story

Rugney in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Rugney, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

23% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1926First protected: Commanderie du Temple de Xugney (ancienne)
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rugney.

Who lives here

Children make up 24% of Rugney, above Vosges’ towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by 28% of adults, above Vosges’ towns (22%) but below compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 11% of residents are 65 or older. In addition, people aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town.

38.6median age
RugneyVosges medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma10%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat27%
Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Rugney
RugneyVosges medianFrance median
Under 1524%14%17%
15–248.4%10%11%
25–4429%20%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+11%27%22%
No diploma9.7%26%19%
CAP or BEP32%29%26%
Baccalauréat27%17%18%
Higher education28%22%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Rugney: 23% were built before 1919, more than in both Vosges’ towns and compared French towns

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Rugney, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
12th 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

Fewer people in Rugney are out of work than in Vosges’ towns or across compared French towns: 3.1%

7.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. The median disposable income was €24,100 a year per consumption unit, near Vosges’ towns (€23,200) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
Public transport6%
Motorbike or scooter5%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Rugney, 0.1 per working resident
3.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
0%
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, 6 points below the expected rate

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

A collège lies 2.2 mi away.

82.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Rugney82.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Maurice BarrèsNearest collègeCollègeCollège7782%−6 pts
82.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6 pts against the expected rate
2.2 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 Rugney than in Vosges’ towns or across compared French towns: €9.04/m² a month

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

1 houses and apartments changed hands in Rugney from July 2023 to June 2026.

€9.04/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rugney€9.04/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vosges median€9.54/m²
€9.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.23 to €11.29/m² a month)
€8.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Abbaye d'Ubexy and 3 more in and around Rugney

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Rugney. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Rugney

13pages on Rugney

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Commanderie du Temple de Xugney (ancienne): Photo: Rauenstein · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Rugney

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

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Rugney’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 →
CharmesMirecourtThaon-les-VosgesGolbeyChantraineÉpinalCharmesMirecourtThaon-les-VosgesGolbeyChantraineÉpinalRugney
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Rugney130—————
Charmes4,4842.4DADD−
Mirecourt4,7006.4C−A+DC−
Thaon-les-Vosges8,54710BA−CC
Golbey8,83213CBB−D−
Chantraine3,19815—B—B+
Épinal32,25115C+B+DC+

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

About Rugney

Commune in Vosges, Grand Est

Rugney is a commune of 130 people in the Communauté d'agglomération d'Épinal. 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
130 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération d'Épinal
Département
Vosges (88)
Région
Grand Est
Area
2.2 sq mi (5.8 km²)
INSEE code
88406

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.