Cheap to live in, with trade-offs. Saint-Dié-des-Vosges’s overall C+ puts it #19 of 27 in Vosges. On that grade it does better than 40% of compared French towns. The weak point is safety — an average of 12 recorded violent incidents and 19.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It also trails on jobs & income: 1.8 jobs per working resident; 22.6% unemployment. Prices are modest for what you get: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is a strength too: 77% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Saint-Dié-des-Vosges 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges.
HousingCost of living A
Homes in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges cost less than in Vosges’ towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €1,196/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges sell for €1,522/m² and apartments for €1,053/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €9.13/m² a month, near Vosges’ towns (€9.54/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The market here: 698 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,196/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges€1,196/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vosges median€1,349/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,522/m²
313
Apartments
€1,053/m²
385
€9.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.10 to €11.73/m² a month)
3.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.06/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
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges has higher unemployment than Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 22.6%
21.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Vosges’ towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €20,860 a year per consumption unit.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
On foot14%
Public transport5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
10,750
jobs based in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, 1.8 per working resident
22.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,860
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 87% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges records more crime per resident than four in five compared French towns
With 10,750 jobs for 6,050 working residents, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges draws people in from neighbouring communes. Over 2025, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges logged 655 recorded offenses. The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
12recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage307
Family violence93
Other physical violence86
Sexual violence68
Burglary44
Theft from vehicles40
Vehicle theft17
Drug use194
Theft without violence166
Fraud127
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.
12
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
655
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.1% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges has 12 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Since 2020, part of the town has been a site patrimonial remarquable, a protected historic area. The protected list starts in prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges is Camp celtique de la Bure. Per 10,000 residents, Saint-Dié-des-Vosges counts 6.2 protected monuments, higher than both Vosges’ towns (3.4) and compared French towns (2.5).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges run higher than in 67% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges has 21 family doctors. Its four care homes for older people (366 places) count their residents as Saint-Dié-des-Vosges’; allowing for them, deaths were 6% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 2,743 residents of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges died, against 2,511 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 9% more. Women in Vosges live to 84.2 on average and men to 78.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−6%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted94
Median town88
Expected100
21
GPs in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chi Hopitaux du Massif des Vosges site Saint Die des Vosge
0.7 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
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges skews young, with 13% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than Vosges’ towns or compared French towns
27% of residents are 65 or over, near Vosges’ towns (27%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). Residents of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges have a median age of 46.5.
46.5median age
Saint-Dié-des-VosgesVosges medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma32%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
83.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the five collèges within 5 km, 4.8 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For exam results, it comes #17 of 25 in Vosges. At the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, 94.2% passed the bac, near Vosges’ towns (93.6%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%).
96%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Camp celtique de la Bure: Photo: Ji-Elle · Public domain · Petite église attenant à la cathédrale (Église Notre-Dame): Photo: Aimelaime · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Palais épiscopal dit de la Galazière (ancien): Photo: Ji-Elle · Public domain
Famous people from Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
57 notable people were born in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges.
Yvan Goll: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Catherine de Bar: Anonymous, French, Public domain · Xavier Pentecôte: Luc-Éric Manneville, CC BY 3.0 · Fernand Baldensperger: Unknown author Unknown author or not provided, Public domain · René Koehler: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Is Saint-Dié-des-Vosges safe?
It grades C− for safety, #22 of 27 in Vosges. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 44 burglaries and 307 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges good?
They grade C+, better than 45% of compared French towns and #17 of 25 in Vosges. The lycée stands out: 99% of 75 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Beau Jardin in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Dié-des-Vosges expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Dié-des-Vosges grades A for cost of living.
About Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Saint-Dié-des-Vosges is a commune of 19,251 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
19,251 (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.
