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A town of 615 in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Bélus is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bélus, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1996.
26% 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 Bélus.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Bélus above both Landes’ towns (3.6%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bélus, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
On this, Bélus is below both Landes’ towns (8.9%) and compared French towns (11%). 23% of residents are 65 or over.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Landes 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Bélus | Landes median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Landes median and France median: the median of compared communes
In the comparison, Bélus comes below both Landes’ towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Bélus has 100 jobs for 300 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 3.8% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
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.
For Bélus, that is below both Landes’ towns (€13.01/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Bélus. Best known first.
Bélus has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Bélus as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bélus | 615 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peyrehorade | 3,700 | 3 | C | C | B− | C |
| Pouillon | 3,134 | 6 | — | C | — | C+ |
| Dax | 22,109 | 8.3 | D | C | D− | D |
| Saint-Geours-de-Maremne | 3,089 | 8.5 | — | C− | — | B+ |
| Narrosse | 3,387 | 9 | B+ | C | A− | B+ |
| Saint-Paul-lès-Dax | 14,481 | 10 | C | C− | C | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bélus is a commune of 615 people in the Communauté de communes Pays d'Orthe et Arrigans. 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.