Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 703 residents, it is a town in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.
Ferrière-sur-Beaulieu is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Ferrière-sur-Beaulieu, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1952.
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Ferrière-sur-Beaulieu, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Pyramide de Génillé: Photo: ManuD · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pyramide de Montaigu: Photo: ManuD · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pyramide de Saint-Quentin: Photo: ManuD · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Arcyon37 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ferrière-sur-Beaulieu.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 7.2% of the total, about level with compared French towns (7.4%) and below Indre-et-Loire’s towns (10%). Its heritage reaches back to the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. Ages in Ferrière-sur-Beaulieu split evenly at 49.7: half are older, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Ferrière-sur-Beaulieu | Indre-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €26,770 a year per consumption unit, near both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (€27,340) and compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 1.9% of working residents in Ferrière-sur-Beaulieu at the census. 8.4% of people in the labour force have no job.
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 1.9 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Saint-Denis PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 69 | 83%−11 pts |
| Lycée privé Saint-Denis International School PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 85 | 98%±0 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Thérèse PlaniolBest against expectations: a point above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 267 | 99%+1 pt |
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.
22 houses and apartments changed hands in Ferrière-sur-Beaulieu from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Ferrière-sur-Beaulieu. Best known first.
AttractionChâteau de Loches3 km southwest, in Loches
ChurchÉglise Saint-Ours de Loches2.7 km southwest, in LochesAttractionAttractionAbbatiale Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul de Beaulieu-lès-Loches1.8 km southwest, in Beaulieu-lès-LochesFortFortPorte des Cordeliers2.6 km southwest, in LochesFortFortTour Saint-Antoine2.6 km southwest, in LochesFortFortTour Chevalot1.4 km southwest, in Beaulieu-lès-LochesPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ferrière-sur-Beaulieu yet.
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Ferrière-sur-Beaulieu is a commune of 703 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrière-sur-Beaulieu | 703 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Loches | 6,234 | 2 | C+ | B | D | B |
| Bléré | 5,352 | 13 | C | B− | C | B |
| Saint-Georges-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher | 2,710 | 13 | — | B+ | — | A− |
| Athée-sur-Cher | 2,855 | 14 | — | B+ | — | A− |
| Saint-Branchs | 2,637 | 14 | — | A− | — | A− |
| La Croix-en-Touraine | 2,543 | 14 | B+ | B | 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 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.