Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 213 people, this town lies in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Bellefond out for now. People aged 65 and over make up just over a third of residents.
The one thing Bellefond does most differently from other towns.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Bellefond counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1889.
40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bellefond.
13% of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town, higher than both Gironde’s towns (20%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 29% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Bellefond | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory. On the Culture ministry’s list, Bellefond counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment stood at 8.7%, below both Gironde’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €25,610 a year per consumption unit.
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.
General-bac pupils go 10.2 mi to the nearest lycée. The closest collège is 2.6 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre MartinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 82 | 98%+6 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.
5 houses and apartments changed hands in Bellefond from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Bellefond. Best known first.
The list names few of Bellefond’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Eutrope et ancien prieuré: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0
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 | 213 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Quentin-de-Baron | 2,713 | 6.8 | — | C− | — | B− |
| Créon | 4,950 | 8.6 | B− | C | B− | B |
| Castillon-la-Bataille | 3,344 | 9 | D | A− | D− | D |
| Libourne | 25,036 | 11 | C− | C− | D− | B |
| Sadirac | 4,769 | 11 | A− | C | A+ | B |
| Cadillac-sur-Garonne | 2,670 | 11 | D | B− | D | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bellefond is a commune of 213 people in the Communauté de communes rurales de l'Entre-Deux-Mers. 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.