There are no grades for La Ferté-Vidame: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 13% of its housing. The median home sells for €1,194/m². It skews older: 35% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes La Ferté-Vidame stand out
The 3 things La Ferté-Vidame does most differently from other towns.
Ancienne église du Réveillon: Photo: Remi Jouan · CC BY 3.0 · Château de la Ferté-Vidame: Photo: (c) 2005 Zubro · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Ferté-Vidame.
Who lives here
Children make up only 9.8% of La Ferté-Vidame, fewer than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns and across compared French towns
55.9median age
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below Eure-et-Loir’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Graduates make up 13% of adults. The middle age in La Ferté-Vidame is 55.9.
La Ferté-VidameEure-et-Loir medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
35%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma33%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat11%
Higher education13%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure-et-Loir 52.3%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure-et-Loir median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape La Ferté-Vidame: 34% were built before 1919, more than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns and across compared French towns
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in La Ferté-Vidame is Ancienne église du Réveillon. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 2 of 3.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in La Ferté-Vidame run lower than in Eure-et-Loir’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €21,950 a year per consumption unit
13%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 13.4%, above both Eure-et-Loir’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). La Ferté-Vidame has 250 jobs for 200 working residents, 1.5 per worker. No commute at all: 6.3% of working residents locally at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot7%
Bicycle4%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
250
jobs based in La Ferté-Vidame, 1.5 per working resident
13.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
La Ferté-Vidame is a commune of 543 people in the Communauté de communes des Forêts du Perche. 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
543 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Forêts du Perche
Département
Eure-et-Loir (28)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
15.6 sq mi (40.4 km²)
INSEE code
28149
La Ferté-Vidame’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
