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365 residents make their home in this town in Aude, Occitanie.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Belcaire has none. Nearly half of its homes are second homes. 43% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Belcaire does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Belcaire; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1948.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Belcaire.
Children under 15 make up 9.1%, lower than both Aude’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults. Belcaire has a median age of 62.1 years.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Belcaire | Aude median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.1% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.7% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 43% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Aude median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Belcaire; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
12.7% of the labour force were unemployed, between Aude’s towns (14.6%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Belcaire has 100 jobs for 100 working residents, 1 per worker.
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.
The market in Belcaire: 24 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Belcaire has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancien manoir: Photo: Jcb-caz-11 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Belcaire yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Aude, Occitanie
Belcaire is a commune of 365 people in the Communauté de communes Pyrénées Audoises. 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 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.