Eglise de Saint-Ferréol située au centre bourg: Photo: B-noa · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Ferréol.
Who lives here
An older town: 26% of people in Saint-Ferréol are 65 or over, more than in Haute-Savoie’s towns and across compared French towns
48.2median age
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below Haute-Savoie’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults. Residents of Saint-Ferréol have a median age of 48.2.
Saint-FerréolHaute-Savoie medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Savoie 51.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Savoie median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Saint-Ferréol keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Savoie’s towns or compared French towns: 15% built before 1919
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 19th century. Saint-Ferréol has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Incomes in Saint-Ferréol come to a median €30,260 a year per consumption unit, against €33,240 in Haute-Savoie’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
9%walk, cycle or take transit
Of those in the labour force, 6.9% are unemployed. Per resident in work, Saint-Ferréol counts 0.6 jobs (250 jobs, 400 workers). Also worth knowing: 8.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Haute-Savoie’s towns (15.5%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Bicycle4%
Public transport3%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
250
jobs based in Saint-Ferréol, 0.6 per working resident
6.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,260
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
84.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate
84.0%passed the brevet
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Ferréol, 99.0% passed the bac, above Haute-Savoie’s towns (93.9%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. For the general bac, the closest lycée is 5.3 mi away. The closest collège is 1.7 mi off.
Saint-Ferréol is a commune of 874 people in the Communauté de communes des Sources du Lac d'Annecy. 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
874 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Sources du Lac d'Annecy
Département
Haute-Savoie (74)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
6.5 sq mi (16.7 km²)
INSEE code
74234
Saint-Ferréol’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
