Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
389 people call this town in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine home.
Bétête is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. A fifth of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
The 2 things Bétête does most differently from other towns.
Bétête has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1980.
46% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bétête.
18% of adults hold a degree, below both Creuse’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. The 65-and-over age group makes up 30% of residents.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Creuse 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Bétête | Creuse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 32% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Creuse median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Bétête has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Half of residents lived on more than €21,980 a year per consumption unit, near Creuse’s towns (€22,570) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970). 15.2% of people in the labour force have no job. Jobs located in Bétête: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.5 each).
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.
Bétête recorded 27 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Bétête has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Abbaye de Prébenoît: Photo: Jean FAUCHEUX · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bétête yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bétête | 389 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Châtre Indre | 4,037 | 16 | A− | A | D | A− |
| Guéret | 12,955 | 16 | B− | A | D | D |
| Sainte-Feyre | 2,566 | 16 | A+ | A | A+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Creuse, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bétête is a commune of 389 people in the Creuse Confluence. 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.