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A town of 235 in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Population

235

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€7.49

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€20,690

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

12%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Ferrières-Saint-Mary a good place to live?

Ferrières-Saint-Mary has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up nearly a third of its housing. Over-65s are 37% of the population.

What makes Ferrières-Saint-Mary stand out

The 2 things Ferrières-Saint-Mary does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

32% are second homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

37% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 59.5. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église de Saint-Mary-le-Cros · Inscrit · Photo: BDelpeuch · CC BY-SA 3.0

Ferrières-Saint-Mary’s story

Ferrières-Saint-Mary in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Ferrières-Saint-Mary, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.

40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Henry Fontanier, born in 1880, is the one person born in Ferrières-Saint-Mary before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1992First protected: Église de Saint-Mary-le-Cros

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Landmarks

Ferrières-Saint-Mary has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →

Église de Saint-Mary-le-CrosChurch · 19th c.

Classé

Chapelle de VauclairChapel · 13th & 14th c. · in Molompize, 2.4 mi

Classé

Menhir phallique dit Pierre PlantadeStanding stone · Prehistory · in Talizat, 4 mi

Classé

Dolmen de RecoulesDolmen · Prehistory · in Joursac, 4.3 mi

Photo credits

Église de Saint-Mary-le-Cros: Photo: BDelpeuch · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ferrières-Saint-Mary.

Who lives here

Ferrières-Saint-Mary has fewer young adults than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 2.5% are 15 to 24

59.5median age

11% are under 15, below Cantal’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Half of Ferrières-Saint-Mary is older than 59.5, half younger.

Ferrières-Saint-MaryCantal medianFrance median

Cantal medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

37%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma27%

CAP or BEP26%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 118 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Cantal 53.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Ferrières-Saint-Mary
	Ferrières-Saint-Mary	Cantal median	France median
Under 15	11%	12%	17%
15–24	2.5%	10%	11%
25–44	16%	20%	23%
45–64	33%	27%	26%
65+	37%	28%	22%
No diploma	27%	20%	19%
CAP or BEP	26%	27%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	19%	18%
Higher education	17%	26%	30%

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Ages59.5 median age · 37% are 65 or over Households130 households · 1.8 people per household Born abroad2.9% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Ferrières-Saint-Mary?”

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

History

Ferrières-Saint-Mary keeps more of its old housing than Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: 40% built before 1919

1historic monument

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

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Ferrières-Saint-Mary, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit1

10th c.

oldest protected part

1992

first monument protected

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Age of homes40% built before 1919 · Older homes Map1 historic monument Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Ferrières-Saint-Mary?”

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Ferrières-Saint-Mary than in Cantal’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €20,690 a year per consumption unit

12%walk, cycle or take transit

Ferrières-Saint-Mary has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.5 per worker. 4.6% of the labour force were unemployed, below Cantal’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 11.8% of commuters at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving72%

On foot8%

Public transport2%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Ferrières-Saint-Mary, 0.5 per working resident

4.6%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€20,690

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

17%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Median income€20,690 a year · Median income per consumption unit Getting to work12% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.5 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Ferrières-Saint-Mary than in Cantal’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.49/m² a month

€7.49/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Sales in Ferrières-Saint-Mary from July 2023 to June 2026: 14 houses and apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ferrières-Saint-Mary€7.49/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Cantal median€9.36/m²

€7.49/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.78 to €9.71/m² a month)

€6.66/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€7.49/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ferrières-Saint-Mary

11pages on Ferrières-Saint-Mary

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 9.9 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing14 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors22% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 59.5 History1 historic monument Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Famous people from Ferrières-Saint-Mary

One notable person was born in Ferrières-Saint-Mary.

Their page →

Henry FontanierFrench politician (1880-1938)

About Ferrières-Saint-Mary

Commune in Cantal, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Ferrières-Saint-Mary is a commune of 235 people in the Communauté de communes Hautes Terres Communauté. 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: 235 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes Hautes Terres Communauté
Département: Cantal (15)
Région: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area: 7.4 sq mi (19.2 km²)
INSEE code: 15069

Ferrières-Saint-Mary’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 Cantal →

Saint-FlourBrioudeFerrières-Saint-Mary

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Ferrières-Saint-Mary	235	—	—	—	—	—
Saint-Flour	6,391	9.7	A⁺	A	B	B⁺
Brioude Haute-Loire	6,527	17	B⁻	A	D	B

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

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.