Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 122 people live in this town, in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
There are no grades for Ferrassières: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 44% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up nearly a third of residents.
The 2 things Ferrassières does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ferrassières as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église paroissiale de la Trinité, in Saint-Trinit, 2.4 mi away.
31% 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 Ferrassières.
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below Drôme’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. People 65 and over make up nearly a third of the town. Graduates make up 14% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Drôme 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Ferrassières | Drôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 9.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 12% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 39% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Drôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €19,200 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 12.2% of working residents in Ferrassières didn’t travel to work at all. 9.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
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.
House rents are put at about €8.85/m² a month. Ferrassières recorded 6 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Ferrassières 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 Ferrassières 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrassières | 122 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bédoin Vaucluse | 3,106 | 15 | — | D | — | A− |
| Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt Vaucluse | 3,004 | 15 | — | C− | — | C+ |
| Malaucène Vaucluse | 2,758 | 18 | C− | C | B− | C− |
| Gargas Vaucluse | 3,035 | 18 | — | D | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Ferrassières is a commune of 122 people in the Communauté de communes Ventoux Sud. 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.