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BéhenSomme

A town of 500 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Population

500

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€10.97

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Median income

€26,030

a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Béhen a good place to live?

Béhen is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Église Saint-Aubin de Boëncourt · Inscrit · Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0

Béhen’s story

Béhen in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Béhen; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1992First protected: Manoir et ferme des Alleux
1998Most recently protected: Église Saint-Aubin de Boëncourt

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Béhen.

History

Béhen keeps more of its old housing than Somme or compared French towns: 14% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 2 of 3. The protected list starts in the 15th century.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit3

15th c.

oldest protected part

1926

first monument protected

Full pageBéhen’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes14% built before 1919 · Older homes Map3 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Béhen?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Who lives here

Béhen has fewer young adults than Somme’s towns or compared French towns: 9.4% are 15 to 24

People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, below Somme’s towns (25%) and close to compared French towns (22%). The under-15s are 18% of the population here. The median resident of Béhen is 43.9 years old.

43.9median age

BéhenSomme medianFrance median

Somme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

22%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%

CAP or BEP30%

Baccalauréat20%

Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Béhen
	Béhen	Somme median	France median
Under 15	18%	16%	17%
15–24	9.4%	12%	11%
25–44	24%	21%	23%
45–64	27%	26%	26%
65+	22%	25%	22%
No diploma	22%	28%	19%
CAP or BEP	30%	26%	26%
Baccalauréat	20%	17%	18%
Higher education	25%	21%	30%

Full pageBéhen’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages43.9 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households210 households · 2.3 people per household Born abroad1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Béhen?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Unemployment in Béhen, 6.3%, runs below Somme’s towns and compared French towns

The census found 2.9% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Jobs located in Béhen: 100, for 250 residents in work (0.4 each). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €26,030 a year.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%

Public transport2%

On foot1%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

100

jobs based in Béhen, 0.4 per working resident

6.3%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€26,030

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageBéhen’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here100 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€26,030 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Béhen is €10.97/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Béhen recorded 19 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.97/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Béhen€10.97/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Somme median€11.47/m²

€10.97/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.81 to €13.65/m² a month)

€8.02/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBéhen’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€10.97/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Béhen

12pages on Béhen

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 4.3 mi away Work & commute100 jobs based here Housing19 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.9 History3 historic monuments Town HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry’s list holds 3 historic monuments in Béhen; none is classé, France’s top protection.

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Inscrit

Manoir et ferme des AlleuxManor house · 16th–19th c.

Église Saint-Aubin de BoëncourtChurch · 16th c.

Photo credits

Église Saint-Aubin de Boëncourt: Photo: François GOGLINS · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Béhen

One notable person was born in Béhen.

Their page →

Ghislain FaivreFrench officer (1928-2011)

Béhen’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Somme →

AbbevilleFriville-EscarbotinBlangy-sur-BresleFlixecourtEuRueBéhen

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Béhen	500	—	—	—	—	—
Abbeville	22,395	4.7	D	B⁻	D	C⁻
Friville-Escarbotin	4,306	9.9	C	B⁺	D	D
Blangy-sur-Bresle Seine-Maritime	2,819	11	C	A⁻	C	D
Flixecourt	3,221	14	C	B⁺	C	D
Eu Seine-Maritime	6,499	15	C	B⁻	C⁻	C⁻
Rue	2,987	16	C⁺	C⁺	B	B⁻

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Béhen

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Béhen is a commune of 500 people in the Communauté de communes du Vimeu. 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: 500 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Vimeu
Département: Somme (80)
Région: Hauts-de-France
Area: 3.8 sq mi (9.9 km²)
INSEE code: 80076

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.