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It is a town of 1,259 residents in Marne, Grand Est.
Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its schools beat most (A−): brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Just just over one in ten residents are 65 or older.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Bétheniville has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Bétheniville does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bétheniville with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Bétheniville has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bétheniville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église (ruines de l'), in Saint-Souplet-sur-Py, 6 mi away.
2.7% 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 Bétheniville.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 12%. Children under 15 make up 21%, above Marne’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Half of Bétheniville is older than 38.9, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Bétheniville | Marne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 12% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
30 sales of houses and apartments in Bétheniville, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,805/m². Of the homes sold, 97% were houses. House rents are put at about €7.44/m² a month.
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 14.7 mi away. The closest collège is 2.6 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre SouvervilleNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 83 | 90%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Half of residents lived on more than €26,470 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Marne’s towns (€24,755). Jobs based in Bétheniville number 250, against 600 residents in work (0.4 per worker). The census found 7.7% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 60 deaths in Bétheniville from 2016 to 2025; there were 58, 4% fewer. Adjusted mortality locally: 96 deaths for every 100 expected. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Bétheniville is Centre hospitalier de Rethel, 15 mi away. There is one general practitioner here.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D− to A−.
Nothing in Bétheniville is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Bétheniville.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bétheniville | 1,259 | — | — | A− | — | C |
| Warmeriville | 2,749 | 7.8 | B | B− | A+ | C |
| Mourmelon-le-Grand | 4,895 | 11 | B+ | A− | B+ | C− |
| Witry-lès-Reims | 4,950 | 11 | B+ | C− | B | C+ |
| Suippes | 3,938 | 14 | C+ | A | C+ | D |
| Bétheny | 6,975 | 14 | B | C | C+ | A+ |
| Rethel Ardennes | 7,444 | 15 | C− | A− | D | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Bétheniville has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 4.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,805/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bétheniville grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Marne, Grand Est
Bétheniville is a commune of 1,259 people in the Communauté urbaine du Grand Reims. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.