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A town of 54 in Vosges, Grand Est.

Is Urville a good place to live?

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

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

1 historic monument, 1 classé

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Urville: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1989.

50% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1989First protected: Église de la Translation de Saint-Martin
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Urville.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Urville than in Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 8.9% are under 15

Young adults of 15 to 24 are 13% of residents, higher than both Vosges’ towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 20% of the town. Degrees are held by 17% of adults.

51median age
UrvilleVosges medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma17%
CAP or BEP52%
Baccalauréat10%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

39% women, 61% men

About 65 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Urville
UrvilleVosges medianFrance median
Under 158.9%14%17%
15–2413%10%11%
25–4420%20%23%
45–6439%27%26%
65+20%27%22%
No diploma17%26%19%
CAP or BEP52%29%26%
Baccalauréat10%17%18%
Higher education17%22%30%

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

History

Urville keeps more of its old housing than Vosges or compared French towns: 50% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Urville is Église de la Translation de Saint-Martin.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1989
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer people in Urville are out of work than in Vosges’ towns or across compared French towns: 6.1%

12.9% of Urville’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 87% drove.

13%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving87%
Bicycle10%
On foot3%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Urville, 0.3 per working resident
6.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
0%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Urville than in Vosges’ towns or across compared French towns: €7.78/m² a month

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

Urville recorded 2 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.78/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Urville€7.78/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vosges median€9.54/m²
€7.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.04 to €10.02/m² a month)
€6.31/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Urville

12pages on Urville

Landmarks

Urville has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Urville

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

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Urville’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 →
ContrexévilleVittelNeufchâteauContrexévilleVittelNeufchâteauUrville
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Urville54—————
Contrexéville2,9237BACD
Vittel4,7809.4A+ABB
Neufchâteau6,73212B+A+CC+

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

About Urville

Commune in Vosges, Grand Est

Urville is a commune of 54 people in the Communauté de communes Terre d'Eau. 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
54 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terre d'Eau
Département
Vosges (88)
Région
Grand Est
Area
1.5 sq mi (4 km²)
INSEE code
88482

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.