Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 140 people live in this town, in Somme, Hauts-de-France.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Bus-lès-Artois falls below the line for grades.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bus-lès-Artois as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Mailly-Maillet, 3.3 mi away.
36% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Bus-lès-Artois is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bus-lès-Artois.
20% of residents are children under 15. Those 65 and older account for a fifth of residents. Bus-lès-Artois has a median age of 42.2.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Bus-lès-Artois | Somme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 28% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 31% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 15% | 21% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Somme median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €22,350 a year per consumption unit, about level with Somme’s towns (€22,835) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment runs at 11.4%. At the census, 3.2% of working residents in Bus-lès-Artois went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The closest lycée for the general bac is 8.8 mi off. The nearest collège is 2.4 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Edmée JarlaudNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 77 | 94%+10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Bus-lès-Artois from July 2023 to June 2026: 5 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €7.61/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bus-lès-Artois yet.
Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France
Bus-lès-Artois is a commune of 140 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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 8, 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.