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Population 2,009: a town in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
Work and incomes are strong (A): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 6.2% unemployment. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 12.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on health as well: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Most journeys need a car (C−).
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Belcodène has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Belcodène does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Belcodène 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.
Belcodène has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Belcodène as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Saint-Pierre, in Peynier, 3.1 mi away.
3.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Belcodène. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Belcodène.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €16.71/m² a month, above both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (€15.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Of the homes sold, 94% were houses. Estimated advertised rent for houses: €16.32/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,543/m² | 34 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Of those in the labour force, 6.2% are unemployed. At the census, 5.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Bouches-du-Rhône, women can expect to live 86 years and men 81 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Belcodène come to 102 per 100 predicted. 168 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 165: 2% above. The nearest emergency department to Belcodène is Centre hospitalier General D Aubagne, 9.3 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
Children are nearly a fifth of the town. Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, below Bouches-du-Rhône’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. What’s more, people 65 and over make up 20% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Bouches-du-Rhône 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Belcodène | Bouches-du-Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 22% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 48% | 36% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Bouches-du-Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For collège, the closest is 2.1 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Font d'AurumyNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 219 | 95%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
In all, 25 offenses reached the police record in Belcodène in 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 11.5 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 6.4 (2023–2025 average). Burglary topped the graded crimes in Belcodène (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, 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, 76.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nothing in Belcodène is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Belcodène.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belcodène | 2,009 | — | — | D− | — | C− |
| La Bouilladisse | 6,547 | 2 | C | D− | A | C+ |
| Gréasque | 4,554 | 2.4 | B | D− | A− | B+ |
| Fuveau | 10,337 | 2.7 | B | D− | B+ | A |
| Peynier | 3,739 | 2.8 | — | D− | — | B+ |
| Peypin | 5,771 | 2.8 | B+ | D− | B+ | A |
| Saint-Savournin | 3,397 | 2.9 | — | D− | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Belcodène has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 12 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 40% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Belcodène grades D− for cost of living.
Commune in Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Belcodène is a commune of 2,009 people in the Métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.