Saint-Ferme is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 13% of its housing. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Saint-Ferme stand out
The 2 things Saint-Ferme does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Ferme.
Who lives here
Children make up only 13% of Saint-Ferme, fewer than in both Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, higher than both Gironde’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. Saint-Ferme has a median age of 52.2 years.
52.2median age
Saint-FermeGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Ferme keeps more of its old housing than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 50% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Ferme counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments in the town is Ancienne église des Bénédictins. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Saint-Ferme run lower than in both Gironde’s towns and compared French towns: a median €21,700 a year per consumption unit
14.3% of the labour force were unemployed, above Gironde’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.7% of commuters at the census. Saint-Ferme holds 100 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 1 jobs each.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot6%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Saint-Ferme, 1 per working resident
14.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Saint-Ferme
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Saint-Ferme is a commune of 328 people in the Communauté de communes rurales de l'Entre-Deux-Mers. 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
328 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes rurales de l'Entre-Deux-Mers
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.
