Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Belan-sur-Ource.
Who lives here
Belan-sur-Ource has fewer young adults than Côte-d'Or’s towns or compared French towns: 7.7% are 15 to 24
Children under 15 make up 13%, below Côte-d'Or’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: nearly a third of residents are 65 or older. Line up the people of Belan-sur-Ource by age and the one in the middle is 53.7.
53.7median age
Belan-sur-OurceCôte-d'Or medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP38%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education13%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Belan-sur-Ource: 42% were built before 1919, more than in Côte-d'Or’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Belan-sur-Ource, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Unemployment in Belan-sur-Ource, 14.6%, runs above Côte-d'Or’s towns and compared French towns
The census found 6.8% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 50 jobs are based in Belan-sur-Ource, for 100 working residents (0.4 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €24,690 a year per consumption unit, near Côte-d'Or’s towns (€25,550) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Belan-sur-Ource, 0.4 per working resident
14.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,690
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Belan-sur-Ource
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Belan-sur-Ource is a commune of 220 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Châtillonnais. 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.
