Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 120 in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Bessé is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Bessé does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bessé: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1930.
33% 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 Bessé.
In the comparison, Bessé comes below both Charente’s towns (9.6%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 34% of the population.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
| Bessé | Charente median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 2.3% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 43% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Bessé, that is above both Charente’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bessé: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Bessé sits above both Charente’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Bessé has 0 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.5 per worker. The median disposable income is €22,720 a year per consumption unit.
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.
That puts Bessé below both Charente’s towns (€10.82/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and gardens in and near Bessé. Best known first.
Bessé has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bessé yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bessé is a commune of 120 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur de Charente. 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 October 30, 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.