Vincey has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 24% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.4 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.
Each subject compares Vincey 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 Vincey.
HealthHealth D−
Deaths in Vincey run above what its ages would predict: 124 per 100 expected, more than in both Vosges’ towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Vincey is Centre hospitalier Interco E Durkheim Plateau de la Justice, 12.6 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 167 deaths in the town from 2016 to 2025; there were 207, 24% more. 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. Also worth knowing: the town has 2 family doctors.
+24%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw124
Adjusted124
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Vincey · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Interco E Durkheim Plateau de la Justice
12.6 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
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living A
A home in Vincey sells for €1,195/m², less than in both Vosges’ towns and compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €9.61/m² a month, close to Vosges’ towns (€9.54/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.46/m² a month. The market in Vincey: 52 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€1,195/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vincey€1,195/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vosges median€1,349/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,190/m²
49
€9.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.35 to €12.56/m² a month)
3.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.46/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
Work & commuteJobs & income D
Vincey has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.6 for each
Half of residents lived on more than €23,800 a year per consumption unit, close to Vosges’ towns (€23,200) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 11.7%. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how one in ten commuters travelled at the census.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
Public transport5%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
500
jobs based in Vincey, 0.6 per working resident
11.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,800
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 70% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
1 historic monument in Vincey, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Vincey is Croix de carrefour, au centre du village. The protected list starts in the 16th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 11% of the total, between Vosges’ towns (13%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Vincey has fewer young adults than Vosges’ towns or compared French towns: 9% are 15 to 24
The share of residents under 15 is 16%. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, below Vosges’ towns (27%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 21% of adults.
46median age
VinceyVosges medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vosges 52.1%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vincey
Is Vincey safe?
Vincey has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.4 recorded violent incidents and 9.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Vincey good?
They grade D, better than 10% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vincey expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Vincey grades A for cost of living.
About Vincey
Commune in Vosges, Grand Est
Vincey is a commune of 2,053 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
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.
