Strong in places, weak in others. Cost of living is its weak spot: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Ferrières-en-Brie’s overall grade, C+, puts it better than 36% of compared French towns. That places it #44 of 104 in Seine-et-Marne. School results trail most towns: bac results 2.5 points below the expected rate; brevet results 5.7 points below the expected rate. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 28% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Ferrières-en-Brie 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.
Domaine du château de Ferrières-en-Brie · Classé · Photo: Thor19 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ferrières-en-Brie’s story
Ferrières-en-Brie in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Ferrières-en-Brie: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
That’s 13 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 90% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1847.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Ferrières-en-Brie before 1900, the earliest Louise de Marillac, in 1591.
1847First protected: Église Saint-Rémy
1997Most recently protected: Domaine du château de Ferrières-en-Brie
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Ferrières-en-Brie: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
Église Saint-Rémy: Photo: GO69 · CC0 · Ancienne buanderie de l'ancien domaine du château Rothschild: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Anciennes écuries de l'ancien domaine du château Rothschild: Photo: Grefeuille · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Café Saint-Rémy: Photo: MAM51 · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ferrières-en-Brie.
Who lives here
A younger town: only 11% of people in Ferrières-en-Brie are 65 or over, fewer than in both Seine-et-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
35.6median age
Degrees are held by 48% of adults. Children under 15 make up 20%, close to Seine-et-Marne’s towns (20%) and above compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: 12% of residents.
Ferrières-en-BrieSeine-et-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education48%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-et-Marne 51.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-et-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living D−
A home in Ferrières-en-Brie sells for €4,438/m², more than in both Seine-et-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
€4,438/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €4,218/m² in Ferrières-en-Brie, apartments for €4,487/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €18.85/m² a month, above Seine-et-Marne’s towns (€16.75/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 163 homes locally.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ferrières-en-Brie€4,438/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Seine-et-Marne median€3,093/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,218/m²
50
Apartments
€4,487/m²
113
€18.85/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€15.67 to €22.67/m² a month)
10.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.29/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€30,120
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Marne et Gondoire
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
More protected monuments for its size in Ferrières-en-Brie than in Seine-et-Marne or compared French towns: 13 per 10,000 residents
5historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 10th century. Among the classé monuments in Ferrières-en-Brie is Église Saint-Rémy. The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments locally: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
Exam results around Ferrières-en-Brie trail 88% of compared French towns
93%passed the bac (general and technological)DSchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km, 92% of 137 candidates passed the bac pro. 93.0% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Ferrières-en-Brie, higher than Seine-et-Marne’s towns (90.8%) and near compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 1.3 mi off.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B
Deaths in Ferrières-en-Brie run below what its ages would predict: 83 per 100 expected, fewer than in both Seine-et-Marne’s towns and compared French towns
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Seine-et-Marne is 85.4 years for women and 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 150 deaths in Ferrières-en-Brie from 2016 to 2025; there were 125, 17% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Ferrières-en-Brie is Grand Hosp Est Francilien Marne la Vallee site Jossigny, 3.5 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw83
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Ferrières-en-Brie · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Grand Hosp Est Francilien Marne la Vallee site Jossigny
3.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Grand Hosp Est Francilien Marne la Vallee site Jossigny
85.4 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Seine-et-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Crime per resident in Ferrières-en-Brie is higher than in 62% of compared French towns
5.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
86 offenses were reported in Ferrières-en-Brie during 2025. The town has 3,250 jobs for 2,150 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 5.7 violent offenses and 18.3 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage28
Burglary21
Family violence15
Vehicle theft12
Theft from vehicles10
Armed robbery0
Fraud31
Theft without violence28
Drug use5
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
86
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence and sexual violence go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 4.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Louise de Marillac: AgainErick, CC BY-SA 3.0 · De Brie: Frédéric-Désiré Hillemacher, Public domain
About Ferrières-en-Brie
Commune in Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France
Ferrières-en-Brie is a commune of 3,932 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Marne et Gondoire. 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
Population
3,932 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Marne et Gondoire
Département
Seine-et-Marne (77)
Région
Île-de-France
Area
2.4 sq mi (6.2 km²)
INSEE code
77181
Ferrières-en-Brie’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ferrières-en-Brie
Is Ferrières-en-Brie safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #67 of 104 in Seine-et-Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 21 burglaries and 28 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Ferrières-en-Brie good?
They grade D, better than 12% of compared French towns and #81 of 114 in Seine-et-Marne. 99% of 195 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Maurice Rondeau in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Ferrières-en-Brie expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Ferrières-en-Brie grades D− for cost of living.
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.
