Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 79 in Somme, Hauts-de-France. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
Bazentin is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Bazentin does most differently from other towns.
Bazentin has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
3.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck, born in 1744, is the one person born in Bazentin before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bazentin.
9.6% of residents are 15 to 24, below Somme’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Over-65s are 29% of the population. Half of Bazentin is older than 48.3, half younger.
45% women, 55% men
About 121 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Bazentin | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.6% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Bazentin; none is classé, France’s top protection. 3.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 8.1% of working residents in Bazentin didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
5 houses and apartments changed hands in Bazentin from July 2023 to June 2026. House rents are put at about €7.72/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Bazentin. Best known first.
Bazentin has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église de Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité: Photo: René Hourdry · CC BY-SA 4.0
One notable person was born in Bazentin.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bazentin | 79 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Albert | 9,521 | 5.6 | C− | B | D | D |
| Bapaume Pas-de-Calais | 3,779 | 6.3 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Péronne | 7,090 | 10 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Corbie | 5,982 | 14 | B | B | B | D− |
| Rosières-en-Santerre | 2,894 | 15 | C | B | B− | C |
| Villers-Bretonneux | 4,647 | 16 | A | B | A | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Bazentin is a commune of 79 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays du Coquelicot. 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.