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
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
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
WomenFrance medianMen
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
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.
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
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
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.