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A town of 2,140 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Bertry has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 21% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is cost of living (A−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Bertry does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bertry 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Bertry as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Borne ancienne, in Inchy, 2.8 mi away.
27% 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 Bertry.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 191 deaths in Bertry from 2016 to 2025; there were 231, 21% more. Average lifespans in Nord: 84.5 years for women, 78.8 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. For a family doctor, residents of Bertry can choose among 3 GPs.
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 · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Half the homes sold went for more than €1,114/m², below Nord’s towns (€1,810/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²) alike. Bertry recorded 81 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,114/m² | 81 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
8.5% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. 550 jobs are based in Bertry, for 850 working residents (0.6 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €22,710 a year.
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.
The nearest general lycée is 3.2 mi away. A collège lies 2.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jacques PrévertNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 110 | 75%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Young adults of 15 to 24 are one in ten residents, below Nord’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 19%. The age that splits Bertry in two is 43.2.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Bertry | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
The police record for Bertry lists 26 offenses in 2025. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 8.6 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 8.4. The commonest graded crime here was family violence (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (29.5% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Bertry. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de la dentelle de Caudry4.8 km northwest, in CaudryChâteauChâteauChâteau de Ligny4.8 km west, in Ligny-en-CambrésisMuseumMuseumMusée des dentelles et broderies de Caudry4.8 km northwest, in CaudryAttractionAttractionBorne ancienne4.4 km northeast, in InchyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Bertry is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Bertry.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertry | 2,140 | — | — | A− | — | D− |
| Caudry | 13,833 | 2.8 | D | B+ | D− | D− |
| Le Cateau-Cambrésis | 6,764 | 4.6 | D | A− | D− | D |
| Bohain-en-Vermandois Aisne | 5,605 | 7 | C+ | A+ | D | D− |
| Solesmes | 4,142 | 7.2 | B | A | C− | D |
| Avesnes-les-Aubert | 3,562 | 7.9 | C+ | B+ | C+ | D |
| Fresnoy-le-Grand Aisne | 2,890 | 9.6 | A− | A | A | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Bertry has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
They grade C, better than 27% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bertry grades A− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Bertry is a commune of 2,140 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Caudrésis et du Catésis. 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.