Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 313 in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Belleroche is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Belleroche does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Belleroche as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Voie romaine, in Thizy-les-Bourgs, 7.4 mi away.
41% 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 Belleroche.
The age that splits Belleroche in two is 47. Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, lower than Loire’s towns (25%) and near compared French towns (22%).
45% women, 55% men
About 121 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Belleroche | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 4.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Loire’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Belleroche has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.4 per worker.
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, 14 homes were sold in Belleroche. House rents are put at about €7.23/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Belleroche is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Belleroche 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleroche | 313 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chauffailles Saône-et-Loire | 3,638 | 4.3 | A | A | C+ | B+ |
| Cours Rhône | 4,306 | 6.2 | A− | A+ | B− | C+ |
| Thizy-les-Bourgs Rhône | 5,771 | 10 | A− | A+ | C+ | B |
| Charlieu | 3,766 | 12 | A− | A | C− | B+ |
| Amplepuis Rhône | 4,876 | 14 | A− | A | C | B− |
| Pouilly-sous-Charlieu | 2,588 | 14 | — | A | — | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Belleroche is a commune of 313 people in the Communauté de communes Charlieu-Belmont. 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.