Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 343 people, lies in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Saint-Benin has none.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Benin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne brasserie-malterie Lefebvre-Scalabrino, in Le Cateau-Cambrésis, 1.9 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 Saint-Benin.
Graduates make up 18% of adults. 12% of residents are 15 to 24, about level with Nord’s towns (12%) and above compared French towns (11%). Line up the people of Saint-Benin by age and the one in the middle is 46.3.
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Benin | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Households’ median disposable income: €22,540 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Saint-Benin counts 0.2 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). Walking, cycling and public transport carried nearly one in ten commuters 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.
For collège, the closest is 1.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean RostandNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 149 | 72%±0 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Camille DesmoulinsNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 71 | 89%−5 pts |
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.
The market in Saint-Benin: 15 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Saint-Benin. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Benin 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 Saint-Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Benin | 343 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Le Cateau-Cambrésis | 6,764 | 1.9 | D | A− | D− | D |
| Caudry | 13,833 | 6.1 | D | B+ | D− | D− |
| Bohain-en-Vermandois Aisne | 5,605 | 7.1 | C+ | A+ | D | D− |
| Solesmes | 4,142 | 7.5 | B | A | C− | D |
| Landrecies | 3,407 | 7.8 | C | A+ | C− | D |
| Fresnoy-le-Grand Aisne | 2,890 | 10 | A− | A | A | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Saint-Benin is a commune of 343 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) · 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 November 4, 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.