Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 247 residents in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Bellefonds is too small for the grades other French towns get.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bellefonds as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Touffou, in Bonnes, 1.7 mi away.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bellefonds.
A tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, about level with Vienne’s towns (10%) and below compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population. Bellefonds has a median age of 44.3 years.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
| Bellefonds | Vienne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 28% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
7.6% of the labour force were unemployed, about level with Vienne’s towns (8.0%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). Jobs located in Bellefonds: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.2 each). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 7.2% of commuters 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.
The market in Bellefonds: 3 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Bellefonds. Best known first.
Nothing in Bellefonds is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Bellefonds yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellefonds | 247 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chauvigny | 7,007 | 6.5 | B+ | A | B− | B− |
| Saint-Julien-l'Ars | 2,880 | 7.7 | — | B | — | A |
| Montamisé | 3,723 | 8.2 | A | B− | A+ | B |
| Saint-Georges-lès-Baillargeaux | 4,385 | 8.8 | A− | B− | A+ | B |
| Dissay | 3,101 | 8.9 | A− | A− | A− | B− |
| Beaumont Saint-Cyr | 2,908 | 9 | — | A | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bellefonds is a commune of 247 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Châtellerault. 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 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.