Belleu grades B− overall: better than 45% of compared French towns, and #7 of 23 in Aisne. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 47% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €1,656/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération GrandSoissons Agglomération. Its strongest is walkability (A): 92% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Belleu with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Belleu.
HealthHealth D−
More deaths than Belleu’s ages would predict, 147 per 100 expected, above Aisne’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For Belleu, that is above both Aisne’s towns (110) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 824 residents of Belleu died, against 560 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 47% more. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
+47%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw147
Adjusted147
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Belleu · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Soissons
0.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Soissons
83.2 · 77.4
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Aisne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
On foot, Belleu works better than 89% of compared French towns
14.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to both Aisne’s towns (17.2%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stands at 14.2%. Belleu has 650 jobs for 1,250 working residents, 0.5 per worker.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot8%
Public transport6%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
650
jobs based in Belleu, 0.5 per working resident
14.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,680
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Belleu records less crime per resident than 84% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 45 offenses in the graded categories in Belleu in 2025. Belleu comes 3rd of the 23 compared towns in Aisne on the Safety Grade. For other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 11.6% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most.
4.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage16
Family violence15
Burglary14
Fraud12
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
4.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
45
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
11.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
An older town: 31% of people in Belleu are 65 or over, more than in Aisne’s towns or compared French towns
Belleu sits above both Aisne’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. Under-15s account for 15% of the population.
51.5median age
BelleuAisne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Aisne 52.5%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
3 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Belleu: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). 3.1% 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
HousingCost of living C+
Homes in Belleu sell for €1,656/m² at the median, against €1,167/m² in Aisne’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,656/m², comes from 90 sales of houses and apartments in Belleu from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.40/m² a month, above Aisne’s towns (€10.23/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€1,656/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Belleu€1,656/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Aisne median€1,167/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,672/m²
85
€11.40/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.26 to €14.03/m² a month)
5.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.99/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€22,560
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération GrandSoissons Agglomération
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Belleu
Is Belleu safe?
It grades A− for safety, #3 of 23 in Aisne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 14 burglaries and 16 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Belleu good?
They grade B+, better than 66% of compared French towns and #3 of 24 in Aisne. The lycée stands out: 99% of 147 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Rémy in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Belleu expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Belleu grades C+ for cost of living.
About Belleu
Commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France
Belleu is a commune of 3,659 people in the Communauté d'agglomération GrandSoissons Agglomération. 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
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.
