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Ferrière-la-Petite

Ferrière-la-Petite has 1,043 residents and 495 homes, 96% of them houses. Homes sold for a median €1,350/m² over five years, 37% below the département figure. The median living standard is €20,640 a year. Around the town hall, 13 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk.

Commune · Insee 59231 · Postcode 59680 · Updated 24 October 2026
1,043residents2022 census
€1,350/m²median price per m²Nord : €2,130/m²
28%green space within 500 maround the town hall
13services within a 15-minute walkaround the town hall
Ferrière-la-Petite in NordFerrière-la-Petite highlighted; the rest of the département in grey
Map of Nord with Ferrière-la-Petite highlighted

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

1,043 residents and 452 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

19%
aged under 15
17%
aged 15–29
26%
aged 60 and over
32%
of households are people living alone
35%
of households are couples with children
10%
of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

495 homes, 90% of them main residences, with 5.0 rooms on average.

96%
of homes are houses
69%
of households own their home
18%
of households rent social housing (HLM)
3%
second homes
7%
empty homes
90%
of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191928%
1919–194514%
1946–197010%
1971–199029%
1991–20055%
2006–201915%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

58 house and flat sales over five years.

€1,350/m²median price, houses and flatsNord : €2,130/m²
€1,350/m²houses58 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Median living standard of €20,640 a year in 2021.

€20,640median living standard a year2021
14.6%
unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)
27%
of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree
4%
managers and professionals among over-15s
33%
retired among over-15s

Living standard is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units. Half of residents live on less than the median. Income on its own says nothing about what a neighbourhood is like to live in.

Sources: Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Safety.

Offences recorded in 2025, with the rate per 1,000 residents and the change from 2024.

Indicator2025RateChange
Violent thefts without a weapon00.0 per 1,000–
Armed robberies00.0 per 1,000–
Thefts of vehicle parts00.0 per 1,000–

These figures count offences recorded by the police and gendarmerie, not how safe a place feels, and not every offence is reported. Rates are per 1,000 residents (per 1,000 homes for burglaries): where many people visit but few live, as in town centres and shopping areas, they are naturally higher. Small counts are not published.

Source: Ministry of the Interior (SSMSI), recorded crime by municipality 2024–2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Everyday life.

What is within one kilometre of the town hall. 3 public transport stops are within 800 m, and the nearest rail or tram station is 4.7 km away.

Supermarkets and convenience shops1
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and bars1
Restaurants0
Parks and gardens2
Playgrounds1
Sports pitches5
Gyms and sports halls0
Libraries0
Nurseries and childcare0
Bus stops3
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Ferrière-la-Petite on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

9.6GPs per 10,000 residentsdépartement: 9.7
0pharmacieson 1 January 2025
0food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers
General practitioners1
Nurses1
EV charging stations1
Post offices and postal points1
Hairdressers1
Sports halls1
Gyms1
Libraries1

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Major hazards the State lists for Ferrière-la-Petite, prevention plans in force and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Floodingprevention plan
Earthquake
Transport of hazardous goods
Unexploded wartime munitions
9natural-disaster declarationssince 1989
January 2022latest recognised eventDrought (clay shrinkage)

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows5
Drought (clay shrinkage)3
Ground movement1

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026

Schools.

1 primary and nursery schools, 0 collèges and 0 lycées are open here, 1 of them state schools.

Ecole primaire Osvald CuvelierPrimary school · state

Source: Ministry of Education, school directory (Open Licence 2.0). Admission depends on catchment rules and each school’s own policy.

Nearby communes.

The communes in the département whose town halls are closest.