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BelhadeLandes

A town of 227 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Population
227
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€10.31
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€23,220
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
5%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Belhade a good place to live?

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

What makes Belhade stand out

The one thing Belhade does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
24%2%BelhadeMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
24% are second homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Saint-Vincent de Xaintes
Église Saint-Vincent de Xaintes · Inscrit · Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Belhade’s story

Belhade in pictures

Belhade has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1968.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1968First protected: Église Saint-Vincent de Xaintes
  • 2001Most recently protected: Château de Rochefort-Lavie
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Belhade.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Belhade hold a degree than in Landes’ towns or compared French towns: 19%

Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, near Landes’ towns (8.9%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). Belhade has a median age of 45.9.

45.9median age
BelhadeLandes medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Belhade
BelhadeLandes medianFrance median
Under 1519%15%17%
15–249%8.9%11%
25–4420%21%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+19%28%22%
No diploma23%16%19%
CAP or BEP34%27%26%
Baccalauréat20%20%18%
Higher education19%28%30%
Full pageBelhade’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages45.9 median age · 19% are 65 or overHouseholds100 households · 2.2 people per householdBorn abroad6.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Belhade?”

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

History

Old homes shape Belhade: 21% were built before 1919, more than in both Landes’ towns and compared French towns

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

Belhade has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
10th c.
oldest protected part
1968
first monument protected
Full pageBelhade’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes21% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Belhade?”

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

Work & commute

Money is tighter in Belhade than in Landes’ towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €23,220 a year per consumption unit

At the census, 5.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Landes’ towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Jobs based in Belhade number 50, against 100 residents in work (0.6 per worker). 11.0% of people in the labour force have no job.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving82%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
50
jobs based in Belhade, 0.6 per working resident
11.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,220
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageBelhade’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Median income€23,220 a year · Median income per consumption unitGetting to work5% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.6 per working resident

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Belhade than in Landes’ towns or across compared French towns: €10.31/m² a month

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

The market in Belhade: 9 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.

€10.31/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Belhade€10.31/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Landes median€13.01/m²
€10.31/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.24 to €12.90/m² a month)
€8.82/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageBelhade’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€10.31/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 Belhade

11pages on Belhade
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 16.4 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing9 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 45.9History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

Belhade has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

All monuments →
Château de Rochefort-LavieChâteau · 18th & 19th c.
Église Saint-Vincent de XaintesChurch · 12th & 15th c.
Photo credits

Château de Rochefort-Lavie: Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Vincent de Xaintes: Photo: Jibi44 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Belhade

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Belhade yet.

How we find them →

Belhade’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 Landes →
Belin-BélietSallesLabouheyreLe BarpBelin-BélietSallesLabouheyreLe BarpBelhade
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Belhade227—————
Belin-Béliet Gironde6,2759.7C+CAC+
Salles Gironde8,20815B−C−AB+
Labouheyre2,90616B−C+B−C
Le Barp Gironde5,80616B+C−A−C+

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

About Belhade

Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Belhade is a commune of 227 people in the Communauté de communes Cœur Haute Lande. 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
227 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Cœur Haute Lande
Département
Landes (40)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
11.1 sq mi (28.7 km²)
INSEE code
40032

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.