Homes are affordable here, though not without reasons. Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. At B overall, Thaon-les-Vosges is better than just over three fifths of compared French towns and ranks #16 of 27 in Vosges. Safety is weaker too — an average of 10.1 recorded violent incidents and 16.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Thaon-les-Vosges 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Thaon-les-Vosges.
HousingCost of living A−
The median sale price of homes in Thaon-les-Vosges is €1,335/m²
€1,335/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.78/m² a month, about level with Vosges’ towns (€9.54/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €10.84/m² a month. 256 houses and apartments changed hands in Thaon-les-Vosges from July 2023 to June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Thaon-les-Vosges€1,335/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vosges median€1,349/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,343/m²
165
Apartments
€1,333/m²
91
€9.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.70 to €12.40/m² a month)
3.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.84/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,670
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération d'Épinal
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
98.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 8 points above the expected rate
98.0%passed the brevetA−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Thaon-les-Vosges is 86.0%, below Vosges’ towns (93.6%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. By results, schools here place #6 of 25 in Vosges.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
More people are out of work in Thaon-les-Vosges than in 83% of French communes of 1,000+
12%walk, cycle or take transit
The median disposable income was €23,950 a year per consumption unit, about level with Vosges’ towns (€23,200) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 12.7% of the labour force are out of work. Bus, tram or train carried 2.9% of working residents in Thaon-les-Vosges to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot6%
Public transport3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
4,000
jobs based in Thaon-les-Vosges, 1.1 per working resident
12.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 72% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Thaon-les-Vosges is higher than in 71% of compared French towns
10.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
In all, 244 offenses reached the police record in Thaon-les-Vosges in 2025. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Thaon-les-Vosges (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage99
Family violence44
Other physical violence28
Sexual violence25
Burglary23
Vehicle theft13
Theft from vehicles12
Fraud45
Theft without violence42
Drug use31
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
10.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
244
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C
For health, Thaon-les-Vosges gets a C
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Thaon-les-Vosges records 96 deaths per 100 expected. 1,065 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 944: 13% above. Average lifespans in Vosges: 84.2 years for women, 78.6 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 9 GPs practise here.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw113
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Thaon-les-Vosges · 4.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Interco E Durkheim Plateau de la Justice
5.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Interco E Durkheim Plateau de la Justice
84.2 · 78.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vosges, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Thaon-les-Vosges: 2 historic monuments, none of them classé
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, near Vosges’ towns (13%) and higher than compared French towns (7.4%). The oldest protected building goes back to the 20th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A young town: 11% of people in Thaon-les-Vosges are 15 to 24, more than in Vosges’ towns and across compared French towns
46.7median age
People 65 and over make up 24% of the town. Degrees are held by 23% of adults, about level with Vosges’ towns (22%) and below compared French towns (30%). The middle age in Thaon-les-Vosges is 46.7.
Thaon-les-VosgesVosges medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
Thaon-les-Vosges is a commune of 8,547 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
8,547 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération d'Épinal
Département
Vosges (88)
Région
Grand Est
Area
10.8 sq mi (27.9 km²)
INSEE code
88465
Thaon-les-Vosges’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Thaon-les-Vosges
Is Thaon-les-Vosges safe?
It grades C for safety, #18 of 27 in Vosges. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 23 burglaries and 99 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Thaon-les-Vosges good?
They grade A−, better than 75% of compared French towns and #6 of 25 in Vosges. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Thaon-les-Vosges expensive to live in?
By type: houses €1,343/m² (165 sales), apartments €1,333/m² (91 sales). Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Thaon-les-Vosges grades A− for cost of living.
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.
