Is Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont a good place to live?
A solid town with one catch. Its best grade is for safety (A+): an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 6.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It also does well on cost of living (B+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The overall grade comes out at A, better than 90% of compared French towns. That places it #6 of 27 in Vosges. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools and B for walkability.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025.
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-Étienne-lès-Remiremont 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.
Site archéologique du Saint-Mont · Level not given · Photo: L’auteur n’a pas pu être identifié automatiquement. Il est supposé qu'il s'agit de : Cham (étant donné la revendication de droit d’auteur). · CC BY 2.5
Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont’s story
Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont in pictures
Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 7th century; the first monument here was protected in 1942.
1942First protected: Croix en pierre à la sortie du hameau
1988Most recently protected: Ouvrage dit Pont des Fées
Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
Borne dite La haute Borne: Photo: Grandmou · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ouvrage dit Pont des Fées: Photo: L’auteur n’a pas pu être identifié automatiquement. Il est supposé qu'il s'agit de : Grandmou (étant donné la revendication de droit d’auteur). · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Croix en pierre à la sortie du hameau: Photo: Grandmou · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Site archéologique du Saint-Mont: Photo: L’auteur n’a pas pu être identifié automatiquement. Il est supposé qu'il s'agit de : Cham (étant donné la revendication de droit d’auteur). · CC BY 2.5
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont.
Safety
Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont records less crime per resident than 99% of compared French towns
3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA+Safety Grade
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont. The police record for Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont lists 32 offenses in 2025. On the Safety Grade, Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont ranks 3rd of the 27 compared towns in Vosges.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage14
Family violence10
Burglary8
Armed robbery0
Drug use49
Fraud15
Theft without violence10
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.
3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
32
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
16.8%
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, 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 (16.8% of the index here). That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living B+
The median home in Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont sells for €1,744/m², against €1,349/m² in Vosges’ towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
€1,744/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont sell for €1,596/m², houses for €1,795/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €9.91/m² a month, near Vosges’ towns (€9.54/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 94 homes locally.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont€1,744/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vosges median€1,349/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,795/m²
60
Apartments
€1,596/m²
34
€9.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.92 to €12.39/m² a month)
4.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.96/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,780
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Porte des Vosges Méridionales
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont’s ages would predict, 81 per 100 expected, under Vosges’ towns and compared French towns
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There is one general practitioner in Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont. At birth, a girl in Vosges can expect 84.2 years and a boy 78.6 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 454 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 424, 7% fewer.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de Remiremont
1.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Remiremont
84.2 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vosges, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Just over a quarter of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 15%, about level with Vosges’ towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by 27% of adults.
Saint-Étienne-lès-RemiremontVosges 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 BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 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
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Unemployment in Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont is higher than in 81% of French communes of 1,000+
11%walk, cycle or take transit
The median disposable income was €24,900 a year per consumption unit, higher than Vosges’ towns (€23,200) and near compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 6.0% of working residents in Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont didn’t travel to work at all. Also worth knowing: 12.4% of the labour force are out of work.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot6%
Bicycle3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
1,400
jobs based in Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont, 0.9 per working resident
12.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,900
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 62% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
4 historic monuments in Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont, 1 classé
4historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 9.5% of the total, below Vosges’ towns (13%) but above compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont is Borne dite La haute Borne. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 7th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
83.1% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 7.1 points below the expected rate
99%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont, 96.1% passed the bac, higher than both Vosges’ towns (93.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For collège, the closest is 0.9 mi away. Results rank its schools #11 of 25 in Vosges.
Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont is a commune of 3,818 people in the Communauté de communes de la Porte des Vosges Méridionales. 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
3,818 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Porte des Vosges Méridionales
Département
Vosges (88)
Région
Grand Est
Area
13.1 sq mi (33.9 km²)
INSEE code
88415
Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont’s 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-Étienne-lès-Remiremont
Is Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont safe?
It grades A+ for safety, #3 of 27 in Vosges. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 14 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont good?
They grade B−, better than 49% of compared French towns and #11 of 25 in Vosges. The lycée stands out: 100% of 56 candidates passed the bac at Ensemble scolaire Jeanne d'Arc - Saint-Joseph (lycée) in 2025, 5 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont grades B+ for cost of living.
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.
