Few weak spots anywhere. Its schools beat most (A−): brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. La Ferté-Saint-Aubin grades A overall, better than 93% of compared French towns, and ranks #3 of 43 in Loiret. At the median price of €2,084/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Portes de Sologne. Walkability is another plus (B+): 89% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares La Ferté-Saint-Aubin 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Incomes in La Ferté-Saint-Aubin come to a median €27,040 a year per consumption unit, against €25,190 in Loiret’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
Jobs based in La Ferté-Saint-Aubin number 2,600, against 3,100 residents in work (0.8 per worker). 9.1% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Loiret’s towns (10.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Public transport took 5.3% of the town’s working residents to work at the census.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Public transport5%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,600
jobs based in La Ferté-Saint-Aubin, 0.8 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,040
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 74% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in La Ferté-Saint-Aubin is lower than in 69% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 124 offenses in La Ferté-Saint-Aubin in 2025. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 6.1 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 11.5. The graded crime recorded most locally was criminal damage (2025).
6.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage45
Family violence27
Sexual violence17
Theft from vehicles15
Burglary14
Other physical violence6
Armed robbery0
Fraud56
Theft without violence39
Drug use8
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
6.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
124
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 1.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HousingCost of living B
La Ferté-Saint-Aubin earns a B for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
248 sales of houses and apartments in La Ferté-Saint-Aubin, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,084/m². Estimated advertised rent for houses: €11.87/m² a month. Houses were 95% of what sold.
€2,084/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
La Ferté-Saint-Aubin€2,084/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Loiret median€1,877/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,099/m²
235
€11.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.99 to €13.89/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.87/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,650
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Portes de Sologne
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
3 historic monuments in La Ferté-Saint-Aubin, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 11th century. Among the classé monuments in La Ferté-Saint-Aubin is Château de la Ferté. On the Culture ministry’s list, La Ferté-Saint-Aubin counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. Homes from before 1919 make up 13% of the total, above Loiret’s towns (8.5%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B−
La Ferté-Saint-Aubin has a lower adjusted death rate than 52% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
La Ferté-Saint-Aubin has 7 family doctors. Its two care homes for older people (152 places) count their residents as La Ferté-Saint-Aubin’s; allowing for them, deaths were 13% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 786 residents of La Ferté-Saint-Aubin died, against 730 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% more. The nearest emergency department to La Ferté-Saint-Aubin is Chru D Orleans Hopital de la Source, 8.4 mi away.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw108
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in La Ferté-Saint-Aubin · 2.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chru D Orleans Hopital de la Source
8.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chru D Orleans Hopital de la Source
85.4 · 80.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Loiret, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%. 19% are under 15, about level with Loiret’s towns (18%) and above compared French towns (17%). Half the people of La Ferté-Saint-Aubin are older than 44.2.
44.2median age
La Ferté-Saint-AubinLoiret medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loiret 51.7%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about La Ferté-Saint-Aubin
Is La Ferté-Saint-Aubin safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #18 of 43 in Loiret. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 14 burglaries and 45 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in La Ferté-Saint-Aubin good?
They grade A−, better than 84% of compared French towns and #4 of 48 in Loiret. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is La Ferté-Saint-Aubin expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,084/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Estimated advertised apartment rents are €11.78/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Ferté-Saint-Aubin grades B for cost of living.
About La Ferté-Saint-Aubin
Commune in Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire
La Ferté-Saint-Aubin is a commune of 7,284 people in the Communauté de communes des Portes de Sologne. 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
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.
