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It is a town of 427 residents in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France.
At under 1,000 residents, Bellebrune is too small for the grades other French towns get. Just 15% of residents are 65 or older.
The one thing Bellebrune does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bellebrune, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1988.
Daniel Haigneré, born in 1824, is the one person born in Bellebrune before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bellebrune.
23% of residents are children under 15. People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.4% of the town, lower than both Pas-de-Calais’ towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%). Residents of Bellebrune have a median age of 39.7.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Pas-de-Calais 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Bellebrune | Pas-de-Calais median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.3% | 24% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 50% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pas-de-Calais median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 17th century. 7.9% of its homes were built before 1919, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (4.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Jobs based in Bellebrune number 100, against 200 residents in work (0.5 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €28,880 a year per consumption unit, above Pas-de-Calais’ towns (€22,665) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. The census found 5.5% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Bellebrune: 12 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Bellebrune has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Bellebrune.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellebrune | 427 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Desvres | 4,829 | 4.9 | B+ | A− | B− | D |
| Rinxent | 2,987 | 5.4 | — | B− | — | D |
| Saint-Martin-Boulogne | 10,888 | 6.5 | C | C | C− | C− |
| Samer | 4,704 | 6.5 | B | B− | A | D− |
| Marquise | 5,217 | 6.6 | C+ | C+ | C+ | D− |
| Wimille | 3,866 | 6.8 | C | C− | B− | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France
Bellebrune is a commune of 427 people in the Communauté de communes de Desvres-Samer. 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 November 4, 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.