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A town in Vosges, Grand Est, home to 625 people.
There are no grades for Sapois: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 21% of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Sapois does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sapois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Deux menhirs dits Pierres-Fittes, in Remiremont, 5.7 mi away.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sapois.
Those 65 and older account for 24% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.7% of the town, below both Vosges’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 25% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Sapois | Vosges median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
13.3% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Vosges’ towns (12.8%) and above compared French towns (10.1%). Sapois has 150 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.6 per worker. The median disposable income is €24,710 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du Ban de VagneyNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 72 | 89%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Sapois from July 2023 to June 2026: 22 houses and apartments. Houses were 68% of what sold.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and family days out in and near Sapois. Best known first.
Nothing in Sapois is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sapois yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapois | 625 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vagney | 3,843 | 2.3 | A | B+ | A+ | B+ |
| Saulxures-sur-Moselotte | 2,566 | 5 | — | A | — | C− |
| Cornimont | 3,027 | 5.4 | — | A | — | C |
| La Bresse | 3,853 | 5.9 | A+ | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Gérardmer | 7,581 | 6.1 | C | C− | C+ | C+ |
| Saint-Étienne-lès-Remiremont | 3,818 | 7.2 | A | B+ | A+ | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Sapois is a commune of 625 people in the Communauté de communes 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
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 October 30, 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.