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Ville-sur-IllonVosges

In Vosges, Grand Est, this town has 517 residents.

Is Ville-sur-Illon a good place to live?

Ville-sur-Illon has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Over-65s are 30% of the population.

What makes Ville-sur-Illon stand out

The one thing Ville-sur-Illon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château Lobstein
Château Lobstein · Inscrit · Photo: Patineurjul · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ville-sur-Illon’s story

Ville-sur-Illon in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Ville-sur-Illon counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.

30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Wikidata records 3 people born in Ville-sur-Illon before 1900, the earliest Émile George, in 1830.

  • 1913First protected: Église Saint-Sulpice
  • 1993Most recently protected: Château Lobstein
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ville-sur-Illon.

Who lives here

An older town: 30% of people in Ville-sur-Illon are 65 or over, more than in both Vosges’ towns and compared French towns

Those aged 15 to 24 account for 12% of residents. 21% of adults hold a degree, below both Vosges’ towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). The middle age in Ville-sur-Illon is 46.

46median age
Ville-sur-IllonVosges medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

56% women, 44% men

About 78 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.

Ages and diplomas in Ville-sur-Illon
Ville-sur-IllonVosges medianFrance median
Under 1515%14%17%
15–2412%10%11%
25–4422%20%23%
45–6422%27%26%
65+30%27%22%
No diploma27%26%19%
CAP or BEP22%29%26%
Baccalauréat18%17%18%
Higher education21%22%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Ville-sur-Illon: 30% were built before 1919, more than in both Vosges’ towns and compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Ville-sur-Illon is Église Saint-Sulpice. On the Culture ministry’s list, Ville-sur-Illon counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 20th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

20th c.
oldest protected part
1913
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Ville-sur-Illon has lower unemployment than Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 7.1%

Ville-sur-Illon has 150 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.6 per worker. Half of residents lived on more than €25,410 a year per consumption unit, above Vosges’ towns (€23,200) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 9.6% of commuters travelled at the census.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot8%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Ville-sur-Illon, 0.6 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,410
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
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

Renting in Ville-sur-Illon costs less than in both Vosges’ towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.96/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 19 homes in Ville-sur-Illon.

€7.96/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ville-sur-Illon€7.96/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Vosges median€9.54/m²
€7.96/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.35 to €9.98/m² a month)
€7.06/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 Ville-sur-Illon

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Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Ville-sur-Illon counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Église Saint-Sulpice: Photo: Rauenstein · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Château Lobstein: Photo: Patineurjul · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Ville-sur-Illon

3 notable people were born in Ville-sur-Illon.

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Ville-sur-Illon’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 →
MirecourtChantraineGolbeyThaon-les-VosgesÉpinalVittelMirecourtChantraineGolbeyThaon-les-VosgesÉpinalVittelVille-sur-Illon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Ville-sur-Illon517—————
Mirecourt4,7009.1C−A+DC−
Chantraine3,19810—B—B+
Golbey8,83210CBB−D−
Thaon-les-Vosges8,54711BA−CC
Épinal32,25111C+B+DC+
Vittel4,78012A+ABB

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

About Ville-sur-Illon

Commune in Vosges, Grand Est

Ville-sur-Illon is a commune of 517 people in the Communauté de communes de Mirecourt Dompaire. 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
517 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Mirecourt Dompaire
Département
Vosges (88)
Région
Grand Est
Area
6.9 sq mi (17.9 km²)
INSEE code
88508

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 November 4, 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.