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1,306 residents make their home in this town in Vosges, Grand Est. Over-65s are 34% of the population.
Cost of living is its strong suit (A) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for health and B− for walkability. 25% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle 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.
Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 3 things Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Théâtre du Peuple, in Bussang, 1.9 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
44 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,345/m². Houses were just over four fifths of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,374/m² | 36 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The 65-and-over age group makes up 34% of residents. Children under 15 make up 13%, lower than both Vosges’ towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Ages in Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle split evenly at 55.7: half are older, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle | Vosges median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There is one general practitioner in Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle is Chi Hopitaux du Massif des Vosges Antenne Smur A Gerardmer, 15.1 mi away. 201 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 185: 9% above. Life expectancy at birth in Vosges is 84.2 years for women and 78.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A−.
Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Vosges’ towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €24,190 a year.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and museums in and near Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle. Best known first.
One notable person was born in Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle.
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle is a commune of 1,306 people in the Communauté de communes des Ballons des Hautes-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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle | 1,306 | — | — | A | — | B− |
| Le Thillot | 3,167 | 3.6 | A | A | B | B− |
| Saulxures-sur-Moselotte | 2,566 | 7.1 | — | A | — | C− |
| Cornimont | 3,027 | 7.4 | — | A | — | C |
| Giromagny Territoire de Belfort | 2,907 | 8 | C+ | A | B− | C |
| Masevaux-Niederbruck Haut-Rhin | 3,594 | 9.3 | A+ | A | A− | C− |
| Rupt-sur-Moselle | 3,419 | 9.6 | A | A− | A+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 4.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,345/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle grades A for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 9, 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.