Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
343 people call this town in Nord, Hauts-de-France home.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Bettignies falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bettignies as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne poterie Gibon, in Ferrière-la-Petite, 7.1 mi away.
15% 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 Bettignies.
The 15-to-24 age group: 12%, close to Nord’s towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). Half of Bettignies is older than 45.2, half younger. Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population.
54% women, 46% men
About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Bettignies | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
A tenth of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 7.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
5 houses and apartments changed hands in Bettignies from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Bettignies. Best known first.
FortFort de Leveau4.7 km southwest, in FeigniesFortFortOuvrage de Bersillies2.5 km southeast, in Villers-Sire-NicoleAttractionAttractionOuvrage de La Salmagne3.6 km southeast, in Vieux-RengFortFortOuvrage d'Héronfontaine2.4 km southwest, in MairieuxFortFortPasserelle de débarquement4.5 km southwest, in Gognies-ChausséePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Nothing in Bettignies 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 Bettignies yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Bettignies is a commune of 343 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Maubeuge Val de Sambre. 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.