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BelmesnilSeine-Maritime

A town of 440 in Seine-Maritime, Normandy.

Is Belmesnil a good place to live?

Belmesnil is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Belmesnil’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Belmesnil’s story

No historic monuments in Belmesnil

The Culture ministry lists no building in Belmesnil as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Ruines du château, in Longueville-sur-Scie, 3.2 mi away.

26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Belmesnil.

Who lives here

Few people in Belmesnil are 65 or over: 16%, below Seine-Maritime’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by 24% of adults. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 12% of residents, higher than both Seine-Maritime’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Line up the people of Belmesnil by age and the one in the middle is 44.9.

44.9median age
BelmesnilSeine-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP30%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Belmesnil
BelmesnilSeine-Maritime medianFrance median
Under 1516%17%17%
15–2412%11%11%
25–4422%23%23%
45–6434%25%26%
65+16%23%22%
No diploma21%25%19%
CAP or BEP30%28%26%
Baccalauréat19%17%18%
Higher education24%22%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Seine-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Belmesnil has lower unemployment than Seine-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 5.6%

At the census, 5.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Seine-Maritime’s towns (14.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 100 jobs are based in Belmesnil, for 200 working residents (0.5 per worker). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €27,250 a year.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving85%
On foot3%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Belmesnil, 0.5 per working resident
5.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,250
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

93.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 5 points above the expected rate

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

For collège, the closest is 2.3 mi away. The nearest general lycée is 9.4 mi away.

93.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Belmesnil93.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Guy de MaupassantNearest collègeCollègeCollège6193%+5 pts
93.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +5 pts against the expected rate
2.3 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Belmesnil than in Seine-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.42/m² a month

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

Belmesnil recorded 13 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.42/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Belmesnil€10.42/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Seine-Maritime median€11.96/m²
€10.42/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.48 to €12.79/m² a month)
€10.54/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Belmesnil

12pages on Belmesnil

Landmarks

Nothing in Belmesnil is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Belmesnil

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

How we find them →

Belmesnil’s neighbors

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

All towns in Seine-Maritime →
Val-de-ScieOffranvilleYervilleDieppeSaint-Nicolas-d'AliermontPavillyVal-de-ScieOffranvilleYervilleDieppeSaint-Nicolas-d'AliermontPavillyBelmesnil
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Belmesnil440—————
Val-de-Scie2,5305B−BAB−
Offranville3,2427A−C−A+B+
Yerville2,73110B+BA−B−
Dieppe28,49611D−C−DD
Saint-Nicolas-d'Aliermont3,66511B+BAB+
Pavilly6,02915CB−BD

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

About Belmesnil

Commune in Seine-Maritime, Normandy

Belmesnil is a commune of 440 people in the Communauté de communes Terroir de Caux. 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
440 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Terroir de Caux
Département
Seine-Maritime (76)
Région
Normandy
Area
1.2 sq mi (3.1 km²)
INSEE code
76075

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.