Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 73 people live in this town, in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Bellecombe has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 49% of homes. It skews older: 28% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Bellecombe does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bellecombe as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Borne frontière, in Chézery-Forens, 4 mi away.
49% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bellecombe.
People 65 and over make up 28% of the town, near Jura’s towns (27%) and higher than compared French towns (22%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.3%. Line up the people of Bellecombe by age and the one in the middle is 54.5.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Jura 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Bellecombe | Jura median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 28% | 27% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Jura median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 9.8% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 3 homes were sold in Bellecombe.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Bellecombe 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 Bellecombe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellecombe | 73 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Claude | 8,386 | 5.7 | B | A+ | C | B |
| Thoiry Ain | 6,569 | 6.4 | A− | D | B | A+ |
| Saint-Genis-Pouilly Ain | 14,432 | 7.3 | A | C− | B | A+ |
| Gex Ain | 13,627 | 7.4 | A− | C− | B− | A |
| Cessy Ain | 5,832 | 7.8 | A+ | C− | A | A+ |
| Ségny Ain | 2,941 | 8 | — | C− | — | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Jura, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bellecombe is a commune of 73 people in the Communauté de communes Haut-Jura Saint-Claude. 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.