Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Somme, Hauts-de-France has a population of 301.
At under 1,000 residents, Béhencourt is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Béhencourt as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhir dit la Pierre d'Oblicamp, in Bavelincourt, 1.4 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Béhencourt.
22% of residents are 65 or over, below Somme’s towns (25%) and close to compared French towns (22%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 12% of residents. Graduates make up just over a third of adults.
44% women, 56% men
About 77 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Béhencourt | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment stood at 8.3%, lower than both Somme’s towns (14.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €26,920 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 4.4% of working residents in Béhencourt 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.
9 houses and apartments changed hands in Béhencourt from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Béhencourt. Best known first.
Nothing in Béhencourt 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 Béhencourt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Béhencourt | 301 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Corbie | 5,982 | 5 | B | B | B | D− |
| Camon | 4,359 | 7.4 | B− | C− | C+ | B− |
| Rivery | 3,636 | 7.5 | B− | C− | C | B+ |
| Villers-Bretonneux | 4,647 | 7.9 | A | B | A | C− |
| Longueau | 5,680 | 8.3 | C− | C− | C− | C |
| Albert | 9,521 | 8.8 | C− | B | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Béhencourt is a commune of 301 people in the Communauté de communes du Territoire Nord Picardie. 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 November 4, 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.