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This town in Aisne, Hauts-de-France has a population of 132.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Besmont out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 24% of homes. 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Besmont does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Besmont as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Notre-Dame, in Aubenton, 3.8 mi away.
49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Besmont.
7.6% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both Aisne’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 30% of the population. Among adults, 19% have a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Besmont | Aisne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.1% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 39% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 30% | 31% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 18% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aisne median and France median: the median of compared communes
After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,520 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: just over a tenth of working residents in Besmont at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 7 homes in Besmont. A house rents for an estimated €6.48/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Besmont 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 Besmont yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Besmont is a commune of 132 people in the Communauté de communes des Trois Rivières. 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) · 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 4, 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.