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Saint-Ouen-lès-PareyVosges

The town, home to 487 people, lies in Vosges, Grand Est.

Is Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey has none.

Église de la Sainte-Trinité, à Saint-Ouen
Église de la Sainte-Trinité, à Saint-Ouen · Inscrit · Photo: Rauenstein · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey’s story

Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey in pictures

Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.

25% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1913First protected: Croix de chemin
  • 1994Most recently protected: Église de la Sainte-Trinité, à Saint-Ouen
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey.

History

Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey keeps more of its old housing than Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 25% built before 1919

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

Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments in the town is Croix de chemin. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1913
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Fewer people in Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey hold a degree than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 18%

Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, near Vosges’ towns (10%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Half of Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey is older than 45.4, half younger.

45.4median age
Saint-Ouen-lès-PareyVosges medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education18%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

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

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey
Saint-Ouen-lès-PareyVosges medianFrance median
Under 1518%14%17%
15–249.5%10%11%
25–4422%20%23%
45–6427%27%26%
65+24%27%22%
No diploma25%26%19%
CAP or BEP34%29%26%
Baccalauréat17%17%18%
Higher education18%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey, 8.2%, runs below Vosges’ towns and compared French towns

5.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Vosges’ towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). For its 200 residents in work, Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. At the census, 1.4% of working residents in Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey didn’t travel to work at all.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey, 0.2 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,920
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey costs less than in Vosges’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.24/m² a month

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

€8.24/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey€8.24/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vosges median€9.54/m²
€8.24/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.47 to €10.50/m² a month)
€6.31/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey

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Landmarks

Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.

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Photo credits

Église de la Sainte-Trinité, à Saint-Ouen: Photo: Rauenstein · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey yet.

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Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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ContrexévilleVittelNeufchâteauContrexévilleVittelNeufchâteauSaint-Ouen-lès-Parey
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey487—————
Contrexéville2,9236.1BACD
Vittel4,7808.6A+ABB
Neufchâteau6,73212B+A+CC+

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

About Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey

Commune in Vosges, Grand Est

Saint-Ouen-lès-Parey is a commune of 487 people in the Communauté de communes Terre d'Eau. 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
487 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terre d'Eau
Département
Vosges (88)
Région
Grand Est
Area
8.2 sq mi (21.3 km²)
INSEE code
88430

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 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.