Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 323 in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire.
Béthon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Béthon as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fanum gallo-romain (vestiges), in Oisseau-le-Petit, 1.2 mi away.
18% 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 Béthon.
Just over a fifth of residents have reached 65. Residents of Béthon have a median age of 41.6. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.9% of residents, close to Sarthe’s towns (9.9%) and below compared French towns (11%).
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Sarthe 51.6%, France 51.8%.
| Béthon | Sarthe median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Sarthe median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stands at 7.9%. No commute at all: 1.9% of working residents in Béthon at the census. Half of residents lived on more than €25,350 a year per consumption unit, close to both Sarthe’s towns (€24,770) 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.
Sales in Béthon from July 2023 to June 2026: 7 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Béthon. Best known first.
Nothing in Béthon 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 Béthon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Béthon | 323 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis Orne | 3,636 | 4 | B+ | A | B− | A− |
| Alençon Orne | 25,490 | 4.7 | C | A− | D− | B− |
| Fresnay-sur-Sarthe | 2,928 | 5.4 | B+ | A+ | B | B+ |
| Mamers | 4,996 | 13 | B | A | C | C |
| Villaines-la-Juhel Mayenne | 2,671 | 17 | A+ | A+ | A− | B− |
| Sées Orne | 4,168 | 17 | B+ | A | C− | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Sarthe, Pays de la Loire
Béthon is a commune of 323 people in the Communauté de communes Haute Sarthe Alpes Mancelles. 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.