Bellou-en-Houlme’s strongest subject is cost of living (A+): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 11.6% unemployment. Getting around depends on the car (C−). Homes change hands at a median €1,021/m².
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Bellou-en-Houlme has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Bellou-en-Houlme 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bellou-en-Houlme.
HousingCost of living A+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Bellou-en-Houlme than in Orne’s towns or across compared French towns: €7.91/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A home here costs 3 years of the median income in Communauté d'agglomération Flers Agglo. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.70/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 33 homes in Bellou-en-Houlme.
€1,021/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bellou-en-Houlme€1,021/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Orne median€1,331/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,021/m²
33
€7.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.20 to €10.09/m² a month)
3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,940
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Flers Agglo
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Fewer commuters in Bellou-en-Houlme walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Orne’s towns or compared French towns: 6.4%
Half of residents lived on more than €23,490 a year per consumption unit, about level with Orne’s towns (€23,600) and below compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 5.0% of working residents in Bellou-en-Houlme didn’t travel to work at all. Unemployment is 11.6%.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot6%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Bellou-en-Houlme, 0.3 per working resident
11.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C−
Walkability: better than 18% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Fewer deaths than expected in Bellou-en-Houlme, 92 per 100, but more than in Orne’s towns and across compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 84 residents of Bellou-en-Houlme died, against 91 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 8% fewer. Life expectancy in Orne: 84.6 years for women and 79.6 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. The nearest emergency department to Bellou-en-Houlme is Centre hospitalier Jacques Monod Flers, 6 mi away.
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Bellou-en-Houlme · 2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Jacques Monod Flers
6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Jacques Monod Flers
84.6 · 79.6
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Orne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Bellou-en-Houlme: 23% were built before 1919, more than in Orne’s towns and across compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 19th century. Bellou-en-Houlme 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
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Bellou-en-Houlme than in Orne’s towns or across compared French towns: 16% of adults
Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Orne’s towns (31%). The under-15s are nearly a fifth of the population here. Typical age in Bellou-en-Houlme: 44.3, the median.
44.3median age
Bellou-en-HoulmeOrne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
22%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP33%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bellou-en-Houlme
Is Bellou-en-Houlme safe?
Bellou-en-Houlme has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.5 recorded violent incidents and 4.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Bellou-en-Houlme expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Bellou-en-Houlme grades A+ for cost of living.
About Bellou-en-Houlme
Commune in Orne, Normandy
Bellou-en-Houlme is a commune of 1,024 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Flers Agglo. 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
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.