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A town of 1,770 in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
Ferques has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D−): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 14.7% unemployment. At the median price of €1,686/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de la Terre des Deux Caps. Its strongest is schools (A+): bac results 13 points above the expected rate; brevet results 6.7 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Ferques does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Ferques 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Ferques as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fort Vauban dit Fort Mahon, in Ambleteuse, 7.6 mi away.
Explore the history →Museums, other places to visit and heritage in and near Ferques. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ferques.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 2.6 mi away. No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 8.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean RostandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 156 | 98%+6 pts |
| Lycée professionnel des Deux CapsNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 48 | 98%+13 pts |
| Collège privé Saint-Martin PrivateBest against expectations: 8 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 82 | 99%+8 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €22,810 a year. At the census, 3.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (10.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Unemployment stands at 14.7%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 145 residents of Ferques died, against 142 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% more. Adjusted mortality in the town: 102 deaths for every 100 expected. The nearest emergency department to Ferques is Centre hospitalier de Calais, 9.1 mi away. In Pas-de-Calais, life expectancy at birth reaches 83.5 years for women and 77.5 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
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 · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B−.
19% are under 15, above both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%). The middle age in Ferques is 40.8. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Ferques | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 16% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,686/m²: 62 houses and apartments sold in Ferques between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.78/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.10/m² a month, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,686/m² | 62 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Ferques 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 Ferques yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Ferques has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.3 recorded violent incidents and 3.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A+, better than 99% of compared French towns. 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 €1,686/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Ferques grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Ferques is a commune of 1,770 people in the Communauté de communes de la Terre des Deux Caps. 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.