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The town has 548 residents and lies in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Saint-Ferréol-des-Côtes has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 18% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
The 2 things Saint-Ferréol-des-Côtes does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Ferréol-des-Côtes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Dolmen dit La Pierre Couverte, in Ambert, 1.1 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Saint-Ferréol-des-Côtes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Ferréol-des-Côtes.
Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 31% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Ferréol-des-Côtes | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 200 residents in work, Saint-Ferréol-des-Côtes has 100 jobs: 0.5 each. 6.6% of the labour force were unemployed, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (9.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,420 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 86% of 42 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. 94.2% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Ferréol-des-Côtes, higher than Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (92.5%) and near compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 2 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jules RomainsNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 62 | 100%+9 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Blaise PascalNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 89 | 98%+1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses were 94% of what sold. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 17 homes in Saint-Ferréol-des-Côtes.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Ferréol-des-Côtes. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la machine agricole et à vapeur2.5 km northeast, in AmbertChâteauChâteauChâteau du Lac4.4 km northwest, in Le MonestierMuseumMuseumMaison de la Fourme3.2 km northeast, in AmbertAttractionAttractionAmbert2.7 km northeast, in AmbertMuseumMuseumPassage Kim En Joong3.2 km northeast, in AmbertPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Ferréol-des-Côtes yet.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Ferréol-des-Côtes is a commune of 548 people in the Communauté de communes Ambert Livradois Forez. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ferréol-des-Côtes | 548 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ambert | 6,517 | 2.1 | A+ | A | B+ | B− |
| Courpière | 4,166 | 18 | B+ | A | B | C− |
| Montbrison Loire | 16,123 | 18 | A− | B+ | C− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 9, 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.