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A town of 730 in Oise, Hauts-de-France.
Belle-Église is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Belle-Église does most differently from other towns.
Belle-Église has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
21% 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 Belle-Église.
Children under 15 make up 21%, above both Oise’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). People aged 15 to 24 are just over a tenth of the population. Degrees are held by 34% of adults.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Oise 51.7%, France 51.8%.
| Belle-Église | Oise median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Oise median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Belle-Église has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment stood at 7.6%, lower than both Oise’s towns (10.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Belle-Église has 150 jobs for 350 working residents, 0.4 per worker. At the census, 4.2% of working residents in Belle-Église didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 4.6 mi to the nearest lycée. The nearest collège is 0.9 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Françoise SaganNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 114 | 79%−7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses accounted for 83% of sales, apartments for the rest. Sales in Belle-Église from July 2023 to June 2026: 18 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Belle-Église. Best known first.
Belle-Église has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Belle-Église 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belle-Église | 730 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bornel | 4,832 | 1.2 | C− | C− | B | D |
| Chambly | 9,959 | 2.1 | D | D | C− | C |
| Champagne-sur-Oise Val-d'Oise | 5,036 | 3.7 | D | D | B− | C+ |
| Persan Val-d'Oise | 14,359 | 3.8 | D− | D | C− | D− |
| Neuilly-en-Thelle | 4,127 | 4.1 | C− | C− | B− | C− |
| Bernes-sur-Oise Val-d'Oise | 2,684 | 4.2 | — | D | — | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Oise, Hauts-de-France
Belle-Église is a commune of 730 people in the Communauté de communes Thelloise. 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.