Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bellenaves.
Who lives here
Few people in Bellenaves are 15 to 24: 5.9%, fewer than in Allier’s towns and compared French towns
One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. Just over a third of residents are 65 or over, above both Allier’s towns (30%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 18% of adults.
53.6median age
BellenavesAllier medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma26%
CAP or BEP28%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Allier 52.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Allier median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Bellenaves: 35% were built before 1919, more than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Bellenaves: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in the town is Église Saint-Martin. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Bellenaves has higher unemployment than Allier’s towns or compared French towns: 13.7%
The median disposable income was €22,490 a year per consumption unit, below Allier’s towns (€23,590) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. Bellenaves has 300 jobs for 300 working residents, 1.1 per worker. 8.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
300
jobs based in Bellenaves, 1.1 per working resident
13.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Bellenaves costs less than in Allier’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €7.57/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
51 sales of houses and apartments in Bellenaves, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,179/m². The sales split: 98% houses, the rest apartments.
€1,179/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bellenaves€1,179/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Allier median€1,320/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,169/m²
50
€7.57/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€5.77 to €9.92/m² a month)
€6.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Bellenaves
Commune in Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Bellenaves is a commune of 983 people in the Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne. 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
983 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Saint-Pourçain Sioule Limagne
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.
