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With 315 residents, it is a town in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Bellevesvre isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. 13% of its homes are second homes. 33% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Bellevesvre does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bellevesvre as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Neublans, in Neublans-Abergement, 4.9 mi away.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Bellevesvre is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bellevesvre.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 9.1%. Degrees are held by 25% of adults, above Saône-et-Loire’s towns (22%) but below compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up a third of the town.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Bellevesvre | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 33% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 35% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Bellevesvre has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.5 per worker. Median disposable income comes to €25,140 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 6.6% of working residents here at the census.
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.
18 houses and apartments changed hands in Bellevesvre from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One notable person was born in Bellevesvre.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bellevesvre is a commune of 315 people in the Communauté de communes Bresse Nord Intercom'. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevesvre | 315 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montmorot Jura | 3,261 | 14 | B | B | C− | B |
| Tavaux Jura | 3,888 | 14 | A | B+ | B | A− |
| Lons-le-Saunier Jura | 16,618 | 15 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Damparis Jura | 2,587 | 16 | B | A− | A | C− |
| Poligny Jura | 3,976 | 16 | A+ | A | C+ | B+ |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud | 6,446 | 16 | B | A− | C− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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.