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A town of 1,439 in Vosges, Grand Est.
Taintrux has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 25% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Taintrux does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Taintrux 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Taintrux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Palais épiscopal dit de la Galazière (ancien), in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, 3.8 mi away.
14% 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 Taintrux.
Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, below Vosges’ towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. At the census, 2.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Taintrux holds 100 jobs; 600 of its residents are in work, so 0.2 jobs each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,760 a year per consumption unit.
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 median sale price was €1,557/m², higher than Vosges’ towns (€1,349/m²) yet lower than compared French towns (€2,430/m²). The sales split: 94% houses, the rest apartments. The market in Taintrux: 34 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,570/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children are 14% of the town. 26% of residents are 65 or over, lower than Vosges’ towns (27%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 30% have a degree.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Taintrux | Vosges median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 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.
108 deaths in Taintrux between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 122: 11% below. Life expectancy in Vosges: 84.2 years for women and 78.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Taintrux records 89 deaths per 100 expected.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Nothing in Taintrux 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 Taintrux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taintrux | 1,439 | — | — | A | — | B− |
| Saint-Dié-des-Vosges | 19,251 | 3.7 | C+ | A | C− | C |
| Anould | 3,234 | 4.8 | B+ | B | A | D |
| Fraize | 2,843 | 6.8 | B+ | A− | C+ | C− |
| Granges-Aumontzey | 2,529 | 8.4 | A− | A− | A+ | C+ |
| Bruyères | 2,923 | 8.5 | C | A | D | C− |
| Moyenmoutier | 3,134 | 8.9 | A | A | A | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Taintrux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 2.9 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 Taintrux grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Taintrux is a commune of 1,439 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
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 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.