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864 residents make their home in this town in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est.

Is Ferrette a good place to live?

Ferrette is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église catholique Saint-Bernard-de-Menthon
Église catholique Saint-Bernard-de-Menthon · Classé · Photo: MGaetan89 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ferrette’s story

Ferrette in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Ferrette: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1902.

17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Jean-Henri-Ferdinand Lamartelière, born in 1761, is the one person born in Ferrette before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1902First protected: Église catholique Saint-Bernard-de-Menthon
  • 1996Most recently protected: Hôtel de ville
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ferrette.

Who lives here

Few people in Ferrette are 65 or over: 18%, below Haut-Rhin’s towns and compared French towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 are just over one in ten residents, above Haut-Rhin’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The under-15s are 17% of the population here. Residents of Ferrette have a median age of 39.4.

39.4median age
FerretteHaut-Rhin medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Ferrette
FerretteHaut-Rhin medianFrance median
Under 1517%16%17%
15–2411%10%11%
25–4429%24%23%
45–6424%27%26%
65+18%22%22%
No diploma19%18%19%
CAP or BEP26%29%26%
Baccalauréat18%18%18%
Higher education32%31%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Ferrette: 17% were built before 1919, more than in Haut-Rhin’s towns and across compared French towns

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

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Ferrette: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in the town is Ruines du château. The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1902
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Incomes in Ferrette run higher than in Haut-Rhin’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €30,720 a year per consumption unit

Unemployment stood at 14.6%, higher than both Haut-Rhin’s towns (10.5%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Ferrette holds 450 jobs; 400 of its residents are in work, so 1.1 jobs each. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 11.8% of commuters travelled at the census.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot6%
Public transport5%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
450
jobs based in Ferrette, 1.1 per working resident
14.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

88.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 2 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest general lycée is 8.9 mi away.

88.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Ferrette88.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Adélaïde HautvalNearest collègeCollègeCollège10188%−2 pts
88.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, −2 pts against the expected rate
0.1 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Ferrette costs less than in Haut-Rhin’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.41/m² a month

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

House rents are put at about €10.28/m² a month.

€9.41/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ferrette€9.41/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haut-Rhin median€12.78/m²
€9.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.27 to €12.20/m² a month)
€10.28/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Ferrette and 7 more in and around Ferrette

Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Ferrette. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ferrette

12pages on Ferrette

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Ferrette: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).

All monuments →
Photo credits

Ruines du château: Photo: Espirat · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hôtel de ville: Photo: MGaetan89 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Ferrette

3 notable people were born in Ferrette.

See all 3 →

Ferrette’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 Haut-Rhin →
AltkirchHégenheimHésingueBlotzheimBartenheimSierentzAltkirchHégenheimHésingueBlotzheimBartenheimSierentzFerrette
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Ferrette864—————
Altkirch5,6879.4AACC+
Hégenheim3,41011AB−BB
Hésingue2,97211A+BAB
Blotzheim5,28211ABB+C
Bartenheim4,21113ABB+D
Sierentz4,40913A+ABA−

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

About Ferrette

Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est

Ferrette is a commune of 864 people in the Communauté de communes Sundgau. 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
864 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Sundgau
Département
Haut-Rhin (68)
Région
Grand Est
Area
0.8 sq mi (2 km²)
INSEE code
68090

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 October 30, 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.