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The town has 600 residents and lies in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Belles-Fontaines is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Over-65s are 30% of the population.
The one thing Belles-Fontaines does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Belles-Fontaines as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fontaine-lavoir, in Fallon, 2.8 mi away.
34% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Belles-Fontaines is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Belles-Fontaines.
Nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, above both Haute-Saône’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 20% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Saône 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Belles-Fontaines | Haute-Saône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Saône median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 6.3% of commuters travelled at the census. Jobs located in Belles-Fontaines: 50, for 250 residents in work (0.3 each). Households’ median disposable income: €24,790 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 22 homes in Belles-Fontaines.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Belles-Fontaines. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Belles-Fontaines yet.
Commune in Haute-Saône, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Belles-Fontaines is a commune of 600 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Villersexel. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belles-Fontaines | 600 | — | — | — | — | — |
| L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs Doubs | 2,780 | 5.7 | C− | A | C | D |
| Bavans Doubs | 3,582 | 9.4 | B− | B+ | A | C− |
| Héricourt | 10,621 | 11 | C+ | A | C | C− |
| Voujeaucourt Doubs | 3,174 | 11 | B+ | B+ | A− | B− |
| Lure | 7,877 | 11 | B− | A | D | C− |
| Montbéliard Doubs | 24,672 | 12 | D | A− | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.