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41 people call this town in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté home.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Ferrières-lès-Ray has none. Second homes make up just over a tenth of its housing. 33% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Ferrières-lès-Ray does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ferrières-lès-Ray as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruines romaines, in Membrey, 2.8 mi away.
47% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Ferrières-lès-Ray 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 Ferrières-lès-Ray.
One in ten adults hold a degree, below Haute-Saône’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. At 55.5, the median resident of Ferrières-lès-Ray sits in the middle of the age range.
39% women, 61% men
About 64 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Ferrières-lès-Ray | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 5.6% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 39% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 39% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 9.7% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
11.8% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Haute-Saône’s towns (15.0%) yet higher than compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 13.3% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than Haute-Saône’s towns (11.3%) and near compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · 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
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ferrières-lès-Ray yet.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Ferrières-lès-Ray is a commune of 41 people in the Communauté de communes des Quatre Rivières. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrières-lès-Ray | 41 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Port-sur-Saône | 2,949 | 13 | A− | A+ | A− | C |
| Gray | 5,365 | 14 | C− | A | D− | C |
| Échenoz-la-Méline | 3,158 | 16 | B+ | B+ | A | A− |
| Vesoul | 15,078 | 17 | C− | A− | D− | C |
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.