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A town of 282 in Vosges, Grand Est.

Is Socourt a good place to live?

Socourt is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Socourt’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Socourt’s story

No historic monuments in Socourt

The Culture ministry lists no building in Socourt as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Maison de Claude Gelée, dit Le Lorrain, in Chamagne, 1.6 mi away.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Socourt.

Who lives here

A town of families: 18% of people in Socourt are under 15, more than in Vosges’ towns and across compared French towns

A third of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, lower than Vosges’ towns (27%) and near compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Socourt is 46 years old.

46median age
SocourtVosges medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education33%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 115 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Socourt
SocourtVosges medianFrance median
Under 1518%14%17%
15–2410%10%11%
25–4420%20%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+21%27%22%
No diploma17%26%19%
CAP or BEP29%29%26%
Baccalauréat16%17%18%
Higher education33%22%30%

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Socourt are out of work than in Vosges’ towns or across compared French towns: 5.1%

At the census, 4.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Vosges’ towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Households’ median disposable income: €26,940 a year per consumption unit.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Socourt, 0.1 per working resident
5.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,940
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

82.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 6 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest general lycée is 8.7 mi away. For collège, the closest is 2.7 mi away.

82.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Socourt82.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Maurice BarrèsNearest collègeCollègeCollège7782%−6 pts
82.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −6 pts against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Socourt is €9.04/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 5 homes in Socourt. House rents are put at about €8.46/m² a month.

€9.04/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Socourt€9.04/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vosges median€9.54/m²
€9.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.23 to €11.29/m² a month)
€8.46/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Maison natale de Claude Gellée and 3 more in and around Socourt

Other places to visit and museums in and near Socourt. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Socourt

13pages on Socourt

Landmarks

Nothing in Socourt is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Socourt

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Socourt yet.

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Socourt’s neighbors

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

All towns in Vosges →
CharmesMirecourtThaon-les-VosgesDamelevièresBlainville-sur-l'EauRosières-aux-SalinesCharmesMirecourtThaon-les-VosgesDamelevièresBlainville-sur-l'EauRosières-aux-SalinesSocourt
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Socourt282—————
Charmes4,4842.6DADD−
Mirecourt4,7008.5C−A+DC−
Thaon-les-Vosges8,54713BA−CC
Damelevières Meurthe-et-Moselle3,08013A+B+AA−
Blainville-sur-l'Eau Meurthe-et-Moselle3,89313BA−CD
Rosières-aux-Salines Meurthe-et-Moselle2,81014B+A−CC−

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

About Socourt

Commune in Vosges, Grand Est

Socourt is a commune of 282 people in the Communauté d'agglomération d'Épinal. 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
282 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération d'Épinal
Département
Vosges (88)
Région
Grand Est
Area
1.5 sq mi (3.8 km²)
INSEE code
88458

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.