Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
640 people call this town in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est home.
At under 1,000 residents, Vieux-Ferrette is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Vieux-Ferrette as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église catholique Saint-Bernard-de-Menthon, in Ferrette, 0.8 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Vieux-Ferrette is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vieux-Ferrette.
9.1% of residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up 20% of the town, below both Haut-Rhin’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (22%). Half the people of Vieux-Ferrette are older than 43.8.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haut-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Vieux-Ferrette | Haut-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haut-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
The jobless rate is 6.8%. 5.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Haut-Rhin’s towns (15.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 100 jobs are based in Vieux-Ferrette, for 250 working residents (0.4 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest collège is 0.8 mi off. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 8.3 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Adélaïde HautvalNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 101 | 88%−2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Vieux-Ferrette. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Vieux-Ferrette yet.
Commune in Haut-Rhin, Grand Est
Vieux-Ferrette is a commune of 640 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieux-Ferrette | 640 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Altkirch | 5,687 | 8.8 | A | A | C | C+ |
| Hégenheim | 3,410 | 11 | A | B− | B | B |
| Hésingue | 2,972 | 11 | A+ | B | A | B |
| Blotzheim | 5,282 | 11 | A | B | B+ | C |
| Bartenheim | 4,211 | 13 | A | B | B+ | D |
| Sierentz | 4,409 | 13 | A+ | A | B | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.