Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 449 residents, it is a town in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.
La Ferté-Saint-Samson isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents.
La Ferté-Saint-Samson has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
La Ferté-Saint-Samson has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Maison de bois dite de Henri IV: Photo: Phaubry · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Ferté-Saint-Samson.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
La Ferté-Saint-Samson has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Degrees are held by 21% of adults, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 12% of the population. At 46.9, the median resident of La Ferté-Saint-Samson sits in the middle of the age range.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| La Ferté-Saint-Samson | Seine-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
50 jobs are based in La Ferté-Saint-Samson, for 200 working residents (0.3 per worker). 11.4% of the labour force were unemployed, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (12.8%) but above compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 6.2% of working residents in La Ferté-Saint-Samson didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
Collège pupils travel 3 mi to the nearest one. The bac pass rate near La Ferté-Saint-Samson is 93.1%, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and above Seine-Maritime’s towns (91.7%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-ExupéryNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 98 | 87%−1 pt |
| Lycée Delamare-DebouttevilleNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 226 | 96%−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.
13 houses and apartments changed hands in La Ferté-Saint-Samson from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near La Ferté-Saint-Samson. Best known first.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm La Ferté-Saint-Samson as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy
La Ferté-Saint-Samson is a commune of 449 people in the Communauté de communes des Quatre Rivières en Bray. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Ferté-Saint-Samson | 449 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Forges-les-Eaux | 3,642 | 2.6 | C+ | B+ | C+ | C− |
| Buchy | 2,815 | 8.1 | A− | A− | B | C− |
| Gournay-en-Bray | 5,723 | 10 | C− | A− | D | B− |
| Neufchâtel-en-Bray | 4,662 | 12 | C− | B+ | D | C |
| Quincampoix | 3,103 | 16 | — | B− | — | A+ |
| Saint-Jacques-sur-Darnétal | 3,117 | 17 | A− | C | A | C |
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 8, 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.