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A town of 1,301 in Nord, Hauts-de-France.
Bellaing has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is schools (D−): bac results 2.1 points below the expected rate; brevet results 4.5 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €1,754/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Bellaing does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bellaing with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Bellaing as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien site minier de Wallers-Arenberg, in Wallers, 1.1 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bellaing.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 75% passed the bac pro, of 215 candidates at 2 lycées. At the collèges within 5 km of Bellaing, 69.8% passed the brevet, below both Nord’s towns (85.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%). The closest collège is 1.3 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean MoulinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 114 | 75%−4 pts |
| Lycée Alfred KastlerNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 135 | 90%−2 pts |
| Collège TurgotBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 91 | 69%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Nord, women can expect to live 84.5 years and men 78.8 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 152 deaths in Bellaing between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 135: 13% above. Also worth knowing: the nearest emergency department to Bellaing is Hopital de Denain, 3.1 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €1,754/m²: 30 houses and apartments sold in Bellaing between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.79/m² a month. Advertised rents are estimated at €11.40/m² a month, near Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and lower than compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,754/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The share of residents under 15 is 19%. People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, above both Nord’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Bellaing is 45.7.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Bellaing | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 26% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
Unemployment runs at 9.6%. Jobs located in Bellaing: 450, for 450 residents in work (0.9 each). Half of residents lived on more than €24,310 a year per consumption unit, about level with Nord’s towns (€23,900) and below compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Bellaing 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 Bellaing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellaing | 1,301 | — | — | C | — | D |
| Wallers | 5,633 | 1.2 | D− | C+ | B | D− |
| Hérin | 4,169 | 1.5 | D | B− | C+ | D− |
| Haveluy | 3,222 | 1.5 | C | B | A | D− |
| Petite-Forêt | 5,054 | 2.2 | D | C+ | D− | D |
| La Sentinelle | 3,103 | 2.7 | D− | B− | D | D− |
| Raismes | 12,199 | 3.2 | D− | B− | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Bellaing has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.8 recorded violent incidents and 12.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade D−, better than 5% of compared French towns. 90% of 135 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Alfred Kastler in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,754/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bellaing grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Bellaing is a commune of 1,301 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de la Porte du Hainaut. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.