Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 328 people live in this town, in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, Ferrières-les-Bois is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ferrières-les-Bois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Torpes, in Torpes, 4.9 mi away.
20% 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 Ferrières-les-Bois.
18% of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 20%, higher than both Doubs’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Half of Ferrières-les-Bois is older than 39.4, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Ferrières-les-Bois | Doubs median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 41% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €29,070 a year per consumption unit. 7.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Doubs’ towns (11.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. At the census, 5.2% of working residents in Ferrières-les-Bois didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 1.7 mi away. General-bac pupils go 8.3 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean JaurèsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 166 | 91%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Ferrières-les-Bois: 9 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. House rents are put at about €9.94/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Ferrières-les-Bois. Best known first.
Nothing in Ferrières-les-Bois 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 Ferrières-les-Bois 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrières-les-Bois | 328 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Vit | 5,133 | 1.5 | A− | C+ | B− | B+ |
| Les Auxons | 2,533 | 9.8 | — | C | — | A− |
| École-Valentin | 2,579 | 9.8 | A− | C− | B+ | A+ |
| Miserey-Salines | 2,661 | 9.9 | — | C− | — | A |
| Besançon | 118,489 | 10 | C | C | C− | B |
| Thise | 2,994 | 14 | — | C | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Ferrières-les-Bois is a commune of 328 people in the Communauté de communes du Val Marnaysien. 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.