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A town of 182 in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
At under 1,000 residents, La Ferté is too small for the grades other French towns get. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing La Ferté does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Ferté as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Croix de chemin en pierre datée de 1539, in Bans, 4.5 mi away.
23% 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 La Ferté.
14% are under 15, lower than both Jura’s towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). Ages in La Ferté split evenly at 47: half are older, half younger.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| La Ferté | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Jura’s towns (17.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Jobs located in La Ferté: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.5 each). The median disposable income is €26,060 a year per consumption unit.
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
Heritage and other places to visit in and near La Ferté. Best known first.
Nothing in La Ferté 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 La Ferté yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
La Ferté is a commune of 182 people in the Communauté de communes Arbois, Poligny, Salins, Cœur du Jura. 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 October 30, 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.