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Home to 918 people, this town lies in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Bellefond is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bellefond as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église du Sacré-Cœur, in Dijon, 3.2 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bellefond.
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, lower than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). 19% of residents are children under 15. Bellefond has a median age of 47.6.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Côte-d'Or 52.8%, France 51.8%.
| Bellefond | Côte-d'Or median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.5% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 45% | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Côte-d'Or median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.7% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Côte-d'Or’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 7.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. Bellefond holds 50 jobs; 400 of its residents are in work, so 0.1 jobs each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Bellefond is 98.0%, above Côte-d'Or’s towns (93.3%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. For collège, the closest is 2.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège André MalrauxNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 152 | 95%±0 pts |
| Lycée international Charles de GaulleNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 319 | 98%−1 pt |
| Collège Clos de PouillyBest against expectations: 2 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 188 | 93%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Of the homes sold, 91% were houses. The market in Bellefond: 22 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and gardens in and near Bellefond. Best known first.
Nothing in Bellefond is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bellefond yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellefond | 918 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fontaine-lès-Dijon | 9,252 | 3.3 | A− | C− | B | A |
| Saint-Apollinaire | 7,544 | 3.4 | A− | D | A− | B+ |
| Dijon | 161,830 | 4.2 | C+ | C− | C− | B+ |
| Talant | 11,896 | 4.3 | B | C− | B | B+ |
| Quetigny | 8,971 | 4.9 | C | C− | C− | B |
| Arc-sur-Tille | 2,584 | 6.1 | — | A− | — | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bellefond is a commune of 918 people in the Communauté de communes Norge et Tille. 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 November 4, 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.