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Le BélieuDoubs

A town of 512 in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Only 11% of residents are 65 or over.

Population
512
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€13.59
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€40,350
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
3%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Le Bélieu a good place to live?

Le Bélieu is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Le Bélieu stand out

The one thing Le Bélieu does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
11%22%Le BélieuMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
11% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 36.3. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Ferme
Ferme · Inscrit · Photo: Pmau · CC BY-SA 4.0
Le Bélieu’s story

Le Bélieu in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Le Bélieu, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1929.

Étienne-Théodore Cuenot, born in 1802, is the one person born in Le Bélieu before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1929First protected: Croix en fer forgé
  • 1992Most recently protected: Ferme dite Maison du Cheval Blanc
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Bélieu.

Who lives here

A town of families: 27% of people in Le Bélieu are under 15, more than in Doubs’ towns or compared French towns

For Le Bélieu, that is above both Doubs’ towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 11% of the population.

36.3median age
Le BélieuDoubs medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Doubs 51.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Le Bélieu
Le BélieuDoubs medianFrance median
Under 1527%17%17%
15–247.2%11%11%
25–4434%22%23%
45–6421%25%26%
65+11%23%22%
No diploma14%23%19%
CAP or BEP31%27%26%
Baccalauréat21%17%18%
Higher education32%26%30%
Full pageLe Bélieu’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages36.3 median age · 11% are 65 or overHouseholds200 households · 2.6 people per householdBorn abroad4.1% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Le Bélieu?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Doubs median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

4 historic monuments, none of them classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Le Bélieu, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit4
15th c.
oldest protected part
1929
first monument protected
Full pageLe Bélieu’s history pageOpen the page
Map4 historic monumentsAge of homes10% built before 1919 · Older homesQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Le Bélieu?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Le Bélieu is better off than Doubs’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €40,350 a year per consumption unit

Le Bélieu sits above both Doubs’ towns (€26,330) and compared French towns (€25,970) on this measure. 3.1% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Le Bélieu has 200 jobs for 250 working residents, 0.8 per worker.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
200
jobs based in Le Bélieu, 0.8 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€40,350
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageLe Bélieu’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Median income€40,350 a year · Median income per consumption unitGetting to work3% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here200 jobs based here · 0.8 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Le Bélieu costs more than in Doubs’ towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €13.59/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

That puts Le Bélieu above both Doubs’ towns (€10.97/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€13.59/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Le Bélieu€13.59/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Doubs median€10.97/m²
€13.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.70 to €19.02/m² a month)
€14.22/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageLe Bélieu’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€13.59/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Le Bélieu

12pages on Le Bélieu
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 19.8 mi awayWork & commute200 jobs based hereHousing5 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 36.3History4 historic monumentsTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Le Bélieu, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Ferme dite Maison du Cheval BlancFarm · 18th & 19th c.
Croix en fer forgéCross
Photo credits

Ferme dite Maison du Cheval Blanc: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Croix en fer forgé: Photo: JGS25 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Le Bélieu

One notable person was born in Le Bélieu.

Their page →
É
Étienne-Théodore CuenotFrench catholic priest (1802-1861)

Le Bélieu’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Doubs →
Les FinsVillers-le-LacMorteauLe RusseyCharquemontMaîcheLes FinsVillers-le-LacMorteauLe RusseyCharquemontMaîcheLe Bélieu
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Le Bélieu512—————
Les Fins3,0483.1—B+—B+
Villers-le-Lac5,2924.3A+B+A+B+
Morteau6,9534.5AB+B+C
Le Russey2,5995.4—A—C−
Charquemont2,90011A+A−A+B+
Maîche4,25412A+AAC

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Le Bélieu

Commune in Doubs, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Le Bélieu is a commune of 512 people in the Communauté de communes du Val de Morteau. 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

Population
512 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Val de Morteau
Département
Doubs (25)
Région
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Area
4.2 sq mi (10.8 km²)
INSEE code
25050

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.