Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune.
History
Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune has 2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 16th century. 7.8% of its homes were built before 1919, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
More people in Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune hold a degree than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns or compared French towns: 37%
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 13% of the population. Half the people of Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune are older than 43.4. Retirement age and beyond: 22% of residents are 65 or older.
43.4median age
Hesdigneul-lès-BéthunePas-de-Calais medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Incomes in Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune come to a median €26,950 a year per consumption unit, against €22,665 in Pas-de-Calais’ towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
Per resident in work, Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune counts 0.2 jobs (100 jobs, 400 workers). Unemployment stood at 9.6%, lower than Pas-de-Calais’ towns (13.3%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport6%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
100
jobs based in Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune, 0.2 per working resident
9.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
85.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the seven collèges within 5 km, 1.3 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune, 90.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to Pas-de-Calais’ towns (90.7%) and below compared French towns (92.9%). The nearest collège is 1.8 mi away. At the three general lycées, 96% of 1,129 candidates passed the bac, at the expected rate.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune costs less than in Pas-de-Calais’ towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.64/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune recorded 23 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for 91% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€10.64/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune€10.64/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Pas-de-Calais median€11.26/m²
€10.64/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.56 to €13.24/m² a month)
€8.80/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune is a commune of 828 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
Population
828 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
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.
