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In Vosges, Grand Est, this town has 1,785 residents.
Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its lowest grade is for walkability (D): two in five residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The median price paid is €1,455/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Michel-sur-Meurthe 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-Michel-sur-Meurthe 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-Michel-sur-Meurthe has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The one thing Saint-Michel-sur-Meurthe does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Michel-sur-Meurthe as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison du Docteur Gauthier, in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, 3 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-Michel-sur-Meurthe 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-Michel-sur-Meurthe.
8.8% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Vosges’ towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €26,570 a year per consumption unit. For its 750 residents in work, Saint-Michel-sur-Meurthe has 850 jobs: 1.1 each.
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.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.53/m² a month, close to Vosges’ towns (€9.54/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €8.13/m² a month. Houses were just over three quarters of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,533/m² | 45 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Just over a fifth of adults hold a degree, about level with Vosges’ towns (22%) and below compared French towns (30%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Michel-sur-Meurthe | Vosges median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 22% | 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.
156 deaths in Saint-Michel-sur-Meurthe between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 182: 14% below. In Vosges, women can expect to live 84.2 years and men 78.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Michel-sur-Meurthe can choose among 2 GPs.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A−.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 3.2 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée des métiers de l'ingénierie et des créations industrielles Georges BaumontNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 117 | 96%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
One notable person was born in Saint-Michel-sur-Meurthe.
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Saint-Michel-sur-Meurthe is a commune of 1,785 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
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-Michel-sur-Meurthe | 1,785 | — | — | A− | — | B |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | 19,251 | 3.5 | C+ | A | C− | C |
| Moyenmoutier | 3,134 | 4.5 | A | A | A | A |
| Raon-l'Étape | 5,886 | 6.4 | C− | A | C+ | D− |
| Anould | 3,234 | 9 | B+ | B | A | D |
| Fraize | 2,843 | 11 | B+ | A− | C+ | C− |
| Bruyères | 2,923 | 11 | C | A | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Michel-sur-Meurthe has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 3.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Michel-sur-Meurthe 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.