Maison du 16e siècle dite Maison du Soleil: Photo: Pierre André Leclercq · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Ferté-Beauharnais.
Who lives here
La Ferté-Beauharnais has fewer young adults than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 7.4% are 15 to 24
47.5median age
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, lower than Loir-et-Cher’s towns (30%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15. Degrees are held by nearly a fifth of adults.
La Ferté-BeauharnaisLoir-et-Cher medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP36%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Loir-et-Cher 52.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Loir-et-Cher median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
La Ferté-Beauharnais keeps more of its old housing than Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 16th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in La Ferté-Beauharnais, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in La Ferté-Beauharnais walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Loir-et-Cher’s towns or compared French towns: 4.7%
5%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 8.8%, below both Loir-et-Cher’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per resident in work, La Ferté-Beauharnais counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 250 workers). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,520 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving91%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in La Ferté-Beauharnais, 0.3 per working resident
8.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,520
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
La Ferté-Beauharnais is a commune of 561 people in the Communauté de communes de la Sologne des Étangs. 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
561 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Sologne des Étangs
Département
Loir-et-Cher (41)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
1 sq mi (2.5 km²)
INSEE code
41083
La Ferté-Beauharnais’ 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.
