Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 617 residents, it is a town in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so La Fermeté has none.
La Fermeté has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1932.
27% 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 La Fermeté.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Houses and mansions, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk. Among the classé monuments in La Fermeté is Château de Prye. This Nièvre town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Among adults, 25% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with compared French towns (17%) and above Nièvre’s towns (14%). Those 65 and older account for nearly a quarter of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nièvre 53.7%, France 51.8%.
| La Fermeté | Nièvre median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nièvre median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in La Fermeté: 50, for 300 residents in work (0.2 each). 2.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Nièvre’s towns (15.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,870 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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 26 homes were sold in La Fermeté.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near La Fermeté. Best known first.
La Fermeté has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Fermeté 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Fermeté | 617 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Imphy | 3,182 | 4 | C+ | A | B | D |
| La Machine | 3,192 | 7.8 | A− | A+ | A | C− |
| Coulanges-lès-Nevers | 3,688 | 8.1 | A | A− | A+ | B |
| Nevers | 33,085 | 8.6 | C | A− | D | C+ |
| Varennes-Vauzelles | 9,146 | 9.6 | B+ | B+ | B− | A− |
| Guérigny | 2,505 | 11 | — | A | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
La Fermeté is a commune of 617 people in the Communauté de communes Sud Nivernais. 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 November 4, 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.