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A town in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, home to 732 people.
Le Ferré is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Le Ferré as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Polissoir dit La pierre Saint-Benoit, in Saint-James, 3.4 mi away.
55% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Ferré.
Under-15s account for 21% of the population. Half the people of Le Ferré are older than 41.5. Just over a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, close to Ille-et-Vilaine’s towns (11%) and above compared French towns (11%).
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ille-et-Vilaine 51.2%, France 51.8%.
| Le Ferré | Ille-et-Vilaine median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 33% | 23% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 39% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ille-et-Vilaine median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Le Ferré counts 0.3 jobs (100 jobs, 300 workers). Walking, cycling and public transport carried nearly one in ten commuters at the census. The unemployment rate here is 7.7%.
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.
A collège lies 2.7 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 10 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège le Clos TardifNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 64 | 84%−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.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 20 homes in Le Ferré.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Le Ferré. Best known first.
Nothing in Le Ferré is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Ferré yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Ferré | 732 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-James Manche | 5,018 | 3.5 | A− | A | A− | B− |
| Maen Roch | 5,088 | 6.4 | A | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Louvigné-du-Désert | 3,346 | 7.7 | A | A | B | B |
| Val-Couesnon | 4,072 | 8.7 | A | A | B− | B+ |
| Ducey-Les Chéris Manche | 2,784 | 9 | A+ | B+ | A+ | C+ |
| Lécousse | 3,530 | 9.3 | A+ | B | A− | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany
Le Ferré is a commune of 732 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Fougères Agglomération. 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
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 9, 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.