Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 562 in Manche, Normandy.
Beslon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Beslon does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Beslon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Motte castrale, in Noues de Sienne, 5.8 mi away.
34% 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 Beslon.
22% of residents are 65 or over. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8% of residents, below Manche’s towns (9.3%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Manche 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Beslon | Manche median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 9.3% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Manche median and France median: the median of compared communes
The median disposable income was €24,050 a year per consumption unit, about level with Manche’s towns (€24,970) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Beslon: 50, for 250 residents in work (0.2 each). On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 3.2% of commuters travelled at the census.
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.
A collège lies 2.9 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 11.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège le DinandierNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 73 | 85%−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.
Beslon recorded 27 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Beslon. Best known first.
Nothing in Beslon 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 Beslon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beslon | 562 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny | 3,903 | 3.4 | B− | A− | B | C− |
| Percy-en-Normandie | 2,641 | 4.3 | — | A | — | B+ |
| Noues de Sienne Calvados | 4,207 | 6.2 | B− | A | A | C+ |
| Vire Normandie Calvados | 17,457 | 13 | B− | B+ | C | B |
| Bourgvallées | 3,326 | 13 | — | A− | — | C− |
| Torigny-les-Villes | 4,444 | 14 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Manche, Normandy
Beslon is a commune of 562 people in the Communauté de communes de Villedieu Intercom. 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.