Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 170 in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est.
Bellefosse is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Bellefosse does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bellefosse as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien camp concentrationnaire de Natzweiler-Struthof, actuellement musée des Déportés, in Natzwiller, 3.8 mi away.
49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bellefosse.
Those 65 and older account for 24% of residents. Children under 15 make up 15%, below both Bas-Rhin’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). The 15-to-24 age group makes up 12% of residents.
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Bas-Rhin 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Bellefosse | Bas-Rhin median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 12% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 43% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bas-Rhin median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.1% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Bas-Rhin’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The census found 11.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. For its 100 residents in work, Bellefosse has 50 jobs: 0.4 each.
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and heritage in and near Bellefosse. Best known first.
Nothing in Bellefosse is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Bellefosse as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellefosse | 170 | — | — | — | — | — |
| La Broque | 2,625 | 4.7 | D | C− | B | D− |
| Barr | 7,057 | 11 | B | C | B+ | B− |
| Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Haut-Rhin | 4,851 | 11 | A | A | B+ | C |
| Scherwiller | 3,099 | 12 | — | B− | — | C |
| Châtenois | 4,294 | 12 | A | C | A | C+ |
| Obernai | 12,587 | 13 | A | C− | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Bas-Rhin, Grand Est
Bellefosse is a commune of 170 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de la Bruche. 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.