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BelleuseSomme

A town of 297 in Somme, Hauts-de-France.

Is Belleuse a good place to live?

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

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

No historic monuments in Belleuse

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

The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Pierre, in Frémontiers, 4 mi away.

37% 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 Belleuse.

Who lives here

Few people in Belleuse are 15 to 24: 8.3%, fewer than in Somme’s towns and compared French towns

23% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 19%, above both Somme’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town.

45.9median age
BelleuseSomme medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma20%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Somme 52.5%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Belleuse
BelleuseSomme medianFrance median
Under 1519%16%17%
15–248.3%12%11%
25–4422%21%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+24%25%22%
No diploma20%28%19%
CAP or BEP34%26%26%
Baccalauréat15%17%18%
Higher education23%21%30%

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

Work & commute

Unemployment in Belleuse, 4.9%, runs below Somme’s towns and compared French towns

The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,170 a year per consumption unit. Jobs located in Belleuse: 50, for 150 residents in work (0.3 each). 4.1% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below both Somme’s towns (17.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
50
jobs based in Belleuse, 0.3 per working resident
4.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,170
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

96.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points above the expected rate

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

For the general bac, the closest lycée is 14.3 mi away. The nearest collège is 2.4 mi away.

96.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Belleuse96.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Jules FerryNearest collègeCollègeCollège10096%+4 pts
96.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +4 pts against the expected rate
2.4 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

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

Housing

Renting in Belleuse costs less than in Somme’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €10.53/m² a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 14 homes were sold in Belleuse.

€10.53/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Belleuse€10.53/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Somme median€11.47/m²
€10.53/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.71 to €12.73/m² a month)
€10.06/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 Belleuse

12pages on Belleuse

Landmarks

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

Its history page →

Famous people from Belleuse

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

How we find them →

Belleuse’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 Somme →
Crèvecœur-le-GrandGrandvilliersBreteuilAilly-sur-NoyeSaleuxSalouëlCrèvecœur-le-GrandGrandvilliersBreteuilAilly-sur-NoyeSaleuxSalouëlBelleuse
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Belleuse297—————
Crèvecœur-le-Grand Oise3,4627.1A−B−B+A+
Grandvilliers Oise2,7868.3C−BDC−
Breteuil Oise4,2229.4C+C+DB
Ailly-sur-Noye2,64812ABA−B−
Saleux2,73912BDAD
Salouël4,17913A+C−A+A

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

About Belleuse

Commune in Somme, Hauts-de-France

Belleuse is a commune of 297 people in the Communauté de communes Somme Sud-Ouest. 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
297 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Somme Sud-Ouest
Département
Somme (80)
Région
Hauts-de-France
Area
3 sq mi (7.9 km²)
INSEE code
80079

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.