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A town of 214 in Lot, Occitanie.

Is Bélaye a good place to live?

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

What makes Bélaye stand out

The 2 things Bélaye does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Aignan dite Église Grande
Église Saint-Aignan dite Église Grande · Inscrit · Photo: Torsade de Pointes · Public domain
Bélaye’s story

Bélaye in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Bélaye, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1974.

51% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1974First protected: Château de Cousserand
  • 2022Most recently protected: Maison dite Raynaly
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bélaye.

Who lives here

Few people in Bélaye are 15 to 24: 2.1%, fewer than in Lot’s towns and compared French towns

In the comparison, Bélaye comes below both Lot’s towns (8.8%) and compared French towns (11%). Those 65 and older account for 43% of residents.

62.6median age
BélayeLot medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%
CAP or BEP16%
Baccalauréat27%
Higher education35%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Bélaye
BélayeLot medianFrance median
Under 1511%11%17%
15–242.1%8.8%11%
25–4417%19%23%
45–6427%25%26%
65+43%35%22%
No diploma19%21%19%
CAP or BEP16%24%26%
Baccalauréat27%19%18%
Higher education35%26%30%

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

History

Old homes shape Bélaye: 51% were built before 1919, more than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns

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

For Bélaye, that is above both Lot’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Bélaye, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit4
13th c.
oldest protected part
1974
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 5.5% of commuters in Bélaye go to work without a car, fewer than in Lot’s towns and compared French towns

Bélaye sits below both Lot’s towns (18.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%) on this measure. Bélaye has 50 jobs for 50 working residents, 0.5 per worker. 13.1% of the labour force are out of work.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Bélaye, 0.5 per working resident
13.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,640
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
11%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Bélaye costs less than in Lot’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.05/m² a month

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

That puts Bélaye below both Lot’s towns (€10.36/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).

€9.05/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Bélaye€9.05/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Lot median€10.36/m²
€9.05/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.09 to €11.56/m² a month)
€7.62/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château de Cousserans and 4 more in and around Bélaye

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Bélaye. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bélaye

12pages on Bélaye

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Bélaye, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Ancien presbytère: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison dite Raynaly: Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Aignan dite Église Grande: Photo: Torsade de Pointes · Public domain

Famous people from Bélaye

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

How we find them →

Bélaye’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 Lot →
PrayssacMontayralPradinesFumelCahorsPrayssacMontayralPradinesFumelCahorsBélaye
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Bélaye214—————
Prayssac2,5193.6CB−CB+
Montayral Lot-et-Garonne2,65411B+AAB−
Pradines3,61711B+B−A+C+
Fumel Lot-et-Garonne4,69011C−AC−C
Cahors20,05012C+BC−B−

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

About Bélaye

Commune in Lot, Occitanie

Bélaye is a commune of 214 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Lot et du Vignoble. 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
214 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Lot et du Vignoble
Département
Lot (46)
Région
Occitanie
Area
7.2 sq mi (18.6 km²)
INSEE code
46022

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.