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A town of 1,127 in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire.
Férolles has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is walkability (D−): 0% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At the median price of €1,866/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes des Loges. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Férolles does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Férolles with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Férolles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1931.
22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Férolles.
Half of residents lived on more than €28,560 a year per consumption unit, above Loiret’s towns (€25,190) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Unemployment stands at 6.2%. Jobs based in Férolles number 150, against 550 residents in work (0.3 per worker).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Loiret, women can expect to live 85.4 years and men 80.3 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 59 deaths in Férolles between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 83: 29% below. The nearest emergency department to Férolles is Chru D Orleans Hopital de la Source, 8.8 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 8 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 1.9 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Le Clos FerboisNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 160 | 84%−5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Férolles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Over-65s are 20% of the population. Degrees are held by 37% of adults, higher than both Loiret’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (30%). Ages in Férolles split evenly at 44.7: half are older, half younger.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Férolles | Loiret median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 30% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loiret median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,866/m²: 33 houses and apartments sold in Férolles between July 2023 and June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,866/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Férolles. Best known first.
Férolles has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de la Queuvre: Photo: Inconnu. Billard éditeur. · Public domain
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Férolles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Férolles | 1,127 | — | — | B− | — | A |
| Jargeau | 4,610 | 1.8 | C | B− | A− | D− |
| Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel | 3,065 | 2.7 | A− | B | A− | A− |
| Sandillon | 4,300 | 4 | — | C | — | B |
| Mardié | 3,078 | 4.8 | — | C+ | — | B− |
| Donnery | 2,873 | 5.1 | — | B− | — | B+ |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Loire | 8,546 | 5.5 | B− | B− | B | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Férolles has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.1 recorded violent incidents and 8.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 15% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,866/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Férolles grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
Férolles is a commune of 1,127 people in the Communauté de communes des Loges. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.