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Population 161: a town in Orne, Normandy.
Ferrières-la-Verrerie isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 39% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing Ferrières-la-Verrerie does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ferrières-la-Verrerie as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Trois menhirs dits les croûtes, in Échauffour, 5.8 mi away.
67% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ferrières-la-Verrerie.
Retirement age and beyond: 27% of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 make up 14%, close to Orne’s towns (14%) and below compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 37% of adults.
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Ferrières-la-Verrerie | Orne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 2.9% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 30% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 15% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 19% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Orne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Ferrières-la-Verrerie counts 0.3 jobs (50 jobs, 100 workers). Half of residents lived on more than €28,340 a year per consumption unit, higher than both Orne’s towns (€23,600) and compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 22.7% of working residents in Ferrières-la-Verrerie didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Ferrières-la-Verrerie. Best known first.
Nothing in Ferrières-la-Verrerie is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Ferrières-la-Verrerie 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferrières-la-Verrerie | 161 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sées | 4,168 | 9.8 | B+ | A | C− | A− |
| Mortagne-au-Perche | 3,898 | 12 | B | A | C+ | C+ |
| Tourouvre au Perche | 2,955 | 13 | A− | A | A | C+ |
| L'Aigle | 7,663 | 14 | C− | B+ | D | C+ |
| La Ferté-en-Ouche | 2,938 | 15 | B− | A | A− | D |
| Gouffern en Auge | 3,636 | 15 | A | A− | A− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Ferrières-la-Verrerie is a commune of 161 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de la Haute Sarthe. 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.