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A town of 1,432 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Férin has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (C−): bac results 1.7 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2.8 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €1,873/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération Douaisis Agglo.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Férin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Férin 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Férin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Théâtre municipal, in Douai, 2.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Férin.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Férin, 84.6% of collège pupils passed the brevet, close to Nord’s towns (85.9%) and below compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège André MalrauxNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 127 | 86%−2 pts |
| Lycée Arthur RimbaudNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 327 | 91%−4 pts |
| Lycée Edgar MorinBest against expectations: 6 points above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 55 | 93%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Férin’s deaths ran at 99 per 100 expected, below Nord’s towns (105) but above compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,873/m², comes from 36 sales of houses and apartments in Férin from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.16/m² a month, close to Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,928/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
For Férin, that is below both Nord’s towns (13.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €27,930 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Férin sits above both Nord’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) on this measure. 24% of residents are 65 or over.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Férin | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Férin. Best known first.
Nothing in Férin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Férin.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Férin | 1,432 | — | — | C | — | C− |
| Courchelettes | 2,855 | 1.3 | C− | C+ | B+ | C |
| Lambres-lez-Douai | 4,883 | 1.9 | D | C+ | C− | D |
| Brebières Pas-de-Calais | 5,283 | 2.5 | B− | B | C | D |
| Sin-le-Noble | 16,076 | 2.8 | D− | B− | D | D− |
| Dechy | 5,338 | 2.9 | D− | B− | D | D− |
| Douai | 40,250 | 3.4 | D− | C+ | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Férin has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 9.3 recorded violent incidents and 13.2 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 20% of compared French towns. 91% of 327 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Arthur Rimbaud in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. 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 €1,873/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Férin grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Férin is a commune of 1,432 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Douaisis Agglo. 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.