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In Aude, Occitanie, this town has 1,275 residents.
At €1,533/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois. Work and incomes lag: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 15.8% unemployment. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. 15% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Ferrals-les-Corbières has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 3 things Ferrals-les-Corbières does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ferrals-les-Corbières 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.
Ferrals-les-Corbières has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ferrals-les-Corbières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Etienne de Villerouge-la-Crémade, in Fabrezan, 2.6 mi away.
25% 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 Ferrals-les-Corbières.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
145 deaths in Ferrals-les-Corbières between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 143: 1% above. Adjusted for age and care homes, Ferrals-les-Corbières records 101 deaths per 100 expected, near Aude’s towns (98) and higher than compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Ferrals-les-Corbières is Hopital Prive du Grand Narbonne, 9.4 mi away. This Aude town has one family doctor.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B−.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 78% of 107 candidates passed the bac pro. Just over nine in ten candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Ferrals-les-Corbières, near Aude’s towns (91.8%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Rosa ParksNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 79 | 71%−10 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Ernest FerroulNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 234 | 97%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both Aude’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: 30% of residents are 65 or older. The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.3%.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Ferrals-les-Corbières | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
15.8% of the labour force were unemployed, above Aude’s towns (14.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Median disposable income comes to €23,300 a year per consumption unit.
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.
The median price, €1,533/m², comes from 58 sales of houses and apartments in Ferrals-les-Corbières from July 2023 to June 2026. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €8.75/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.13/m² a month, close to Aude’s towns (€10.99/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,533/m² | 58 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Ferrals-les-Corbières. Best known first.
Nothing in Ferrals-les-Corbières is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ferrals-les-Corbières yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrals-les-Corbières | 1,275 | — | — | B− | — | C− |
| Lézignan-Corbières | 10,343 | 3.8 | D | B− | D | C− |
| Sallèles-d'Aude | 3,179 | 14 | D | C | A | C− |
| Narbonne | 57,587 | 14 | D− | C− | D− | C |
| Trèbes | 5,361 | 15 | C | B− | B | B |
| Sigean | 5,657 | 15 | D | C+ | C+ | C− |
| Cuxac-d'Aude | 4,079 | 15 | D | B− | C | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Ferrals-les-Corbières has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.5 recorded violent incidents and 11.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 97% of 234 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Ernest Ferroul in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,533/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Ferrals-les-Corbières grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Ferrals-les-Corbières is a commune of 1,275 people in the Communauté de communes Région Lézignanaise, Corbières et Minervois. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.