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A town of 1,323 in Vosges, Grand Est.
Uriménil has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D): 51% 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 4.1 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 2 things Uriménil does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Uriménil 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Uriménil as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Maurice, in Épinal, 5.5 mi away.
16% 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 Uriménil.
3.3% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stood at 7.5%, below Vosges’ towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Uriménil has 100 jobs for 600 working residents, 0.2 per worker.
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.
36 sales of houses and apartments in Uriménil, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,438/m². Houses were 86% of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,616/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
95 deaths in Uriménil between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 115: 17% below. In Vosges, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.2 years for women and 78.6 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. The nearest emergency department to Uriménil is Centre hospitalier Interco E Durkheim Plateau de la Justice, 5.8 mi away.
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A.
16% are under 15, above Vosges’ towns (14%) but below compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents. Graduates make up 26% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Uriménil | Vosges median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 26% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vosges median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Uriménil. Best known first.
Nothing in Uriménil is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Uriménil as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uriménil | 1,323 | — | — | A | — | B+ |
| Xertigny | 2,589 | 3.8 | C+ | A+ | B+ | D |
| Chantraine | 3,198 | 4.9 | — | B | — | B+ |
| Épinal | 32,251 | 5.6 | C+ | B+ | D | C+ |
| Golbey | 8,832 | 6.5 | C | B | B− | D− |
| Saint-Nabord | 3,953 | 9.2 | A+ | A− | A+ | A |
| Éloyes | 3,138 | 9.6 | B+ | A− | A− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Uriménil has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 9.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,438/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Uriménil grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Uriménil is a commune of 1,323 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
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.