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A town in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, home to 242 people.

Is Ferrière-Larçon a good place to live?

Ferrière-Larçon isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for just over a quarter of homes. 33% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Ferrière-Larçon stand out

The 2 things Ferrière-Larçon does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Polissoir
Polissoir · Classé · Photo: Séraphin-Médéric Mieusement · Public domain
Ferrière-Larçon’s story

Ferrière-Larçon in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Ferrière-Larçon counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1889.

68% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1908First protected: Église Saint-Mandé-Saint-Jean
  • 1990Most recently protected: Camp préhistorique dit La Butte de Murat
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ferrière-Larçon.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Ferrière-Larçon than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 11% are under 15

People aged 15 to 24 make up 7% of the town, below both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are a third of the population. Among adults, 21% have a degree.

58.5median age
Ferrière-LarçonIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%
CAP or BEP37%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Ferrière-Larçon
Ferrière-LarçonIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1511%16%17%
15–247%10%11%
25–4418%22%23%
45–6431%27%26%
65+33%24%22%
No diploma15%16%19%
CAP or BEP37%25%26%
Baccalauréat22%18%18%
Higher education21%34%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Ferrière-Larçon: 68% were built before 1919, more than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Ferrière-Larçon is Église Saint-Mandé-Saint-Jean. On the Culture ministry’s list, Ferrière-Larçon counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1889
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Ferrière-Larçon than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €21,850 a year per consumption unit

13.1% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (8.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Ferrière-Larçon holds 50 jobs; 100 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. At the census, 5.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving79%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport2%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
50
jobs based in Ferrière-Larçon, 0.4 per working resident
13.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€21,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
13%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Ferrière-Larçon than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.45/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

15 houses and apartments changed hands in Ferrière-Larçon from July 2023 to June 2026.

€7.45/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ferrière-Larçon€7.45/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€12.32/m²
€7.45/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.95 to €9.33/m² a month)
€6.27/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Betz and 2 more in and around Ferrière-Larçon

Other places to visit and heritage in and near Ferrière-Larçon. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ferrière-Larçon

12pages on Ferrière-Larçon

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Ferrière-Larçon counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Mandé-Saint-Jean: Photo: GFreihalter · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Ferrière-Larçon

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ferrière-Larçon yet.

How we find them →

Ferrière-Larçon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Indre-et-Loire →
DescartesLochesDangé-Saint-RomainSainte-Maure-de-TouraineSaint-BranchsDescartesLochesDangé-Saint-RomainSainte-Maure-de-TouraineSaint-BranchsFerrière-Larçon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Ferrière-Larçon242—————
Descartes3,3698.9BA+C−B+
Loches6,23411C+BDB
Dangé-Saint-Romain Vienne2,95914AAA−A
Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine4,09215B+B+B−B+
Saint-Branchs2,63717—A−—A−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Ferrière-Larçon

Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire

Ferrière-Larçon is a commune of 242 people in the Communauté de communes Loches Sud Touraine. 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
242 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Loches Sud Touraine
Département
Indre-et-Loire (37)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
8.1 sq mi (21 km²)
INSEE code
37107

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.