Férolles sits below 99% of compared French towns for households without a car (1.5%)
Against a figure of 14% in the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker in Férolles comes in at 9.6%. Census day 2023: 1,127 residents and 470 households here. Empty homes: 3.4% of the total. 22% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 98% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Loiret median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Férolles
A town of families
35% of households are couples with children and 3.2% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Férolles had 1,209 residents at the 2012 census and 1,127 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Férolles’s population moved −7% on 2012, less than in 93% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Medians for comparison: +5% across compared French towns, +6% in Loiret.
In Férolles, 8.9% of residents are 15 to 24, fewer than in 83% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Férolles 44.7. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, 22% of residents are 65 or over; in Férolles, 20%. Half of the town’s residents are over 44.7, older than in 55% of compared French towns. By way of comparison, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
A higher share of couples with children than 92% of compared French towns, at 35%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Loiret median and the France median
Living alone · share
Where 10% of households are single parents in the typical compared French town, Férolles has 3.2%. Set beside that, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. On average, 2.4 people share a household.
Férolles ranks above 64% of compared French towns on second homes: 3.2%
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. 30% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 4.9% moved in within the last two years.
A median of €28,560 a year per consumption unit
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Half of Férolles’ residents live in households with a standard of living below €28,560 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 75% of compared French towns.
13% of households are headed by a manager or professional, more than in 68% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Put another way, about one in three: nearly a third of households are headed by a retired person. For comparison, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer foreign nationals than 93% of compared French towns: 1.1%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The median compared commune in Loiret has 9.8%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 85% of compared French towns. The census found that 2.7% of residents are immigrants in Férolles. The share of foreign nationals in the typical compared French town is 4.3%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Below 98% of compared French towns: 18% of residents 15 and over are single
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
The share of married residents is 53%, against 43% in the typical compared French town. To put it in context, 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
Adults with no qualification make up 15% in Férolles, less than in 74% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Where 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town, Férolles has 37%. The benchmark for adults with no qualification in the typical compared French town: 19%.
Ranked by age, 18th youngest of 41 French towns this size
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Every neighbor is younger than Férolles
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Férolles | 44.7 | 20% | 3.2% | 2.7% |
| Jargeau 4,610 · 1.8 mi | 40.5 | 19% | 1.8% | 5.6% |
| Saint-Denis-de-l'Hôtel 3,065 · 2.7 mi | 43.4 | 22% | 3.4% | 9.8% |
| Sandillon 4,300 · 4 mi | 44.5 | 20% | 1.5% | 4.5% |
| Mardié 3,078 · 4.8 mi | 41.9 | 19% | 1.3% | 5% |
| Donnery 2,873 · 5.1 mi | 44 | 20% | 2.8% | 3.7% |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Loire 8,546 · 5.5 mi | 42.5 | 23% | 3.4% | 7.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Férolles
What is the population of Férolles?
1,127 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (1,209).
How old are Férolles’ residents?
The median age is 44.7, older than 55% of compared French towns. 22% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Férolles?
16, with occasional dwellings: 3.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Férolles?
INSEE counts 31 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.7% of residents, and 12 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Férolles?
€28,560 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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