Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 546 people live in this town, in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
There are no grades for Beussent: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 12% of homes. Over-65s are only 15% of the population.
The 2 things Beussent does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Beussent as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Quentin, in Montcavrel, 2.8 mi away.
19% 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 Beussent.
Children are just over a fifth of the town. Degrees are held by 36% of adults, above both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%) and compared French towns (30%). Retirement age and beyond: 15% of residents are 65 or older.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Beussent | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
2.8% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Per resident in work, Beussent counts 0.4 jobs (100 jobs, 250 workers). The median disposable income was €24,370 a year per consumption unit, between Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
The market in Beussent: 24 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Beussent 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 Beussent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beussent | 546 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samer | 4,704 | 6.3 | B | B− | A | D− |
| Étaples | 10,710 | 7.7 | C | C− | C | D |
| Desvres | 4,829 | 7.9 | B+ | A− | B− | D |
| Camiers | 2,582 | 8.9 | C− | D | A− | D |
| Neufchâtel-Hardelot | 4,115 | 9.6 | C | D− | B+ | C |
| Le Touquet-Paris-Plage | 4,224 | 9.8 | C+ | D− | D− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Beussent is a commune of 546 people in the Communauté de communes du Haut Pays du Montreuillois. 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.