People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 37% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its schools fall short: bac results 2.4 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2.4 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €2,511/m², a 70 m² home costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté urbaine du Grand Reims. All told, that adds up to a B overall, better than 58% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #8 of 22 in Marne.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Bétheny 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bétheny.
HealthHealth A+
Allowing for age and care homes, Bétheny sees fewer deaths than Marne’s towns or compared French towns: 63 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Bétheny has 6 family doctors. In Marne, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.9 years for women and 79.4 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. From 2016 to 2025, 536 residents of Bétheny died, against 640 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% fewer.
−37%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw84
Adjusted63
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Bétheny · 5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, American Memorial Hospital Chu Reims
4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Maison Blanche Chu Reims
84.9 · 79.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A walkable place: Bétheny beats 87% of compared French towns on foot
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €27,710 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 8.2%, below Marne’s towns (10.4%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Bétheny holds 2,250 jobs; 2,850 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport7%
Bicycle4%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,250
jobs based in Bétheny, 0.8 per working resident
8.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,710
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 87% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Schools around Bétheny do less well than those of 79% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 86% passed the bac pro, of 522 candidates at 6 lycées. Near Bétheny, 91.6% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than Marne’s towns (89.9%) and near compared French towns (92.9%). Ranked by results, schools here are #12 of 22 in Marne.
93%passed the bac (general and technological)C−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
The median home in Bétheny sells for €2,511/m², against €1,711/m² in Marne’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €2,636/m² in Bétheny, apartments for €2,099/m². Sales here from July 2023 to June 2026: 246 houses and apartments. Renting a house costs an estimated €10.01/m² a month.
€2,511/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bétheny€2,511/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Marne median€1,711/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,636/m²
196
Apartments
€2,099/m²
50
€12.36/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.99 to €15.31/m² a month)
6.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,740
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté urbaine du Grand Reims
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Bétheny sees more crime than 65% of compared French towns
The police record for Bétheny lists 206 offenses in 2025. Violence against people averaged 5.2 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 19.6. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
5.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage66
Theft from vehicles35
Burglary33
Vehicle theft30
Family violence21
Other physical violence21
Armed robbery0
Fraud47
Theft without violence23
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
206
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When sexual violence number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.6% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
An older town: 27% of people in Bétheny are 65 or over, more than in Marne’s towns or compared French towns
Nearly a third of adults hold a degree, above Marne’s towns (24%) and close to compared French towns (30%). At 47.6, the median resident of Bétheny sits in the middle of the age range. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 10% of residents.
47.6median age
BéthenyMarne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Marne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bétheny
Is Bétheny safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #11 of 22 in Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 33 burglaries and 66 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bétheny good?
They grade C−, better than 21% of compared French towns and #12 of 22 in Marne. 84% of 155 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Colbert in 2025, 6 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bétheny expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €12.36/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Bétheny grades C for cost of living.
About Bétheny
Commune in Marne, Grand Est
Bétheny is a commune of 6,975 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
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.
