Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
72 people call this town in Ardennes, Grand Est home.
La Férée isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 36% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things La Férée does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Férée as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Aubenton, 6.8 mi away.
34% 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 La Férée.
21% of adults hold a degree. People 65 and over make up 28% of the town. At 52.8, the median resident of La Férée sits in the middle of the age range.
45% women, 55% men
About 121 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ardennes 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| La Férée | Ardennes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ardennes median and France median: the median of compared communes
3.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Ardennes’ towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 3 homes in La Férée. House rents are put at about €6.39/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in La Férée 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 La Férée 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Férée | 72 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Michel Aisne | 3,199 | 13 | C | A | C− | D |
| Hirson Aisne | 8,469 | 15 | C− | A− | D− | D |
| Rethel | 7,444 | 18 | C− | A− | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ardennes, Grand Est
La Férée is a commune of 72 people in the Communauté de communes Ardennes Thiérache. 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) · 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.