Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sées: Viault, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée départemental d'art religieux de Sées: Benjism89, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Belfonds.

Who lives here

An older town: 28% of residents are 65 or over

11% of residents are 15 to 24 and 28% are 65 or over, against 9.4% and 31% in the median compared commune of Orne. 25% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Orne 19%, France 30%).

46.2median age

BelfondsOrne medianFrance median

Orne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

28%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma19%

CAP or BEP28%

Baccalauréat25%

Higher education25%

Women and men · all residents

47% women, 53% men

About 114 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Belfonds
	Belfonds	Orne median	France median
Under 15	17%	14%	17%
15–24	11%	9.4%	11%
25–44	21%	19%	23%
45–64	24%	26%	26%
65+	28%	31%	22%
No diploma	19%	30%	19%
CAP or BEP	28%	30%	26%
Baccalauréat	25%	15%	18%
Higher education	25%	19%	30%

Full pageBelfonds’ Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages46.2 median age · 28% are 65 or over Households90 households · 2.4 people per household Born abroad4.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Belfonds?”

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

History

Old homes shape Belfonds: 57% were built before 1919, more than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns

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

For Belfonds, that is above both Orne’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Belfonds, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

16th c.

oldest protected part

1990

first monument protected

Full pageBelfonds’ history pageOpen the page

Age of homes57% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Belfonds?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Belfonds are out of work than in Orne’s towns or across compared French towns: 4.3%

Belfonds sits below both Orne’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) on this measure. Belfonds has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.4 per worker.

11%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%

On foot8%

Public transport2%

Bicycle1%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Belfonds, 0.4 per working resident

4.3%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€24,620

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageBelfonds’ work & commute pageOpen the page

Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Getting to work11% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€24,620 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Schools

86.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 0.6 points below the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

That puts Belfonds close to both Orne’s towns (86.1%) and compared French towns (87.5%).

86.3%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Belfonds86.3%

Median of towns87.5%

School	Level	Candidates	Passed, 2025
Collège Marie Immaculée PrivateNearest collègeCollège	Collège	64	92%+4 pts

See all 2 schools →

86.3%

passed the brevet at the collèges, −0.6 pts against the expected rate

2.4 mi

to the nearest collège from the town center

Full pageBelfonds’ schools pageOpen the page

Collèges86.3% passed the brevet · Two collèges within 5 km

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Belfonds is €8.45/m² a month

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

Too few homes sold here for a reliable median price.

€8.45/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Belfonds€8.45/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Orne median€8.77/m²

€8.45/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.55 to €10.91/m² a month)

€7.71/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageBelfonds’ cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€8.45/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Belfonds

13pages on Belfonds

The big questions

SchoolsTwo collèges and 0 lycées within 5 km Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 11.2 mi away Housing11 sales on record, the last three years Work & commute50 jobs based here Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors26% of the commune is protected nature AttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.2 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Belfonds, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →

Inscrit

Manoir de ClérayManor house · 16th & 17th c.

Ancienne église de ClairayChurch · 17th c.

Photo credits

Ancienne église de Clairay: Photo: ChBougui · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Belfonds

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

How we find them →

Belfonds’ neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Orne →

SéesArgentanGouffern en AugeAlençonSaint-Germain-du-CorbéisBelfonds

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Belfonds	212	—	—	—	—	—
Sées	4,168	2.6	B⁺	A	C⁻	A⁻
Argentan	13,527	11	B	A⁻	D	B
Gouffern en Auge	3,636	11	A	A⁻	A⁻	A⁻
Alençon	25,490	13	C	A⁻	D⁻	B⁻
Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis	3,636	14	B⁺	A	B⁻	A⁻

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

About Belfonds

Commune in Orne, Normandy

Belfonds is a commune of 212 people in the Communauté de communes des Sources de l'Orne. 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: 212 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes des Sources de l'Orne
Département: Orne (61)
Région: Normandy
Area: 5.5 sq mi (14.3 km²)
INSEE code: 61036

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.