Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Ferté-Hauterive.
History
Old homes shape La Ferté-Hauterive: 34% were built before 1919, more than in both Allier’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in La Ferté-Hauterive; none is classé, France’s top protection. The oldest protected building goes back to the 14th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer children live in La Ferté-Hauterive than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 13% are under 15
The 15-to-24 age group: 8.6%, lower than both Allier’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population. Ages in La Ferté-Hauterive split evenly at 49.9: half are older, half younger.
49.9median age
La Ferté-HauteriveAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in La Ferté-Hauterive than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 5.7%
The unemployment rate comes to 9.8%. The median disposable income was €26,370 a year per consumption unit, higher than Allier’s towns (€23,590) and near compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 6.6% of working residents in La Ferté-Hauterive didn’t travel to work at all.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in La Ferté-Hauterive, 0.4 per working resident
9.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,370
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About La Ferté-Hauterive
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Ferté-Hauterive is a commune of 254 people in the Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. 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
254 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
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.
