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With 1,243 residents, it is a town in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
School results are strong (B+): bac results 2 points above the expected rate; brevet results 1.6 points below the expected rate. Residents’ health trails most towns (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 12% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying 70 m² at the median €1,366/m² takes 4.2 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. Walkability is weaker too — nearly a fifth of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Busnes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Busnes does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Busnes 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.
Busnes has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Busnes as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Omer, in Lillers, 2.3 mi away.
13% 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 Busnes.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Weighed against its ages and care homes, Busnes records 112 deaths per 100 expected. Average lifespans in Pas-de-Calais: 83.5 years for women, 77.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 2 GPs practise locally.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
Per resident in work, Busnes counts 0.6 jobs (300 jobs, 500 workers). Unemployment stood at 7.9%, below both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €26,900 a year per consumption unit.
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 closest collège is 2.2 mi off. Near Busnes, 85.7% of collège pupils passed the brevet, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (86.1%) and below compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Léo LagrangeNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 95 | 75%−6 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Anatole FranceNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 200 | 99%+2 pts |
| Collège René CassinBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 100 | 92%+2 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.
Advertised rents are estimated at €10.08/m² a month, below Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€11.26/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. From July 2023 to June 2026, 46 homes were sold in Busnes. Houses are advertised at an estimated €8.23/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,366/m² | 46 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
30% of adults hold a degree, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (22%). The age that splits Busnes in two is 46.6. People aged 15 to 24 are 11% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Busnes | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Busnes. Best known first.
Nothing in Busnes is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Busnes.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Busnes has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 9.3 recorded violent incidents and 6.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade B+, better than 70% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Busnes grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Busnes is a commune of 1,243 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane. 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.