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Living in Belleville

Belleville is a city in France, and the figures below are its published values. Belleville numbered 1,526 residents at the end of 2024.

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Belleville?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in FranceNational rates and thresholds that apply in Belleville.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

The city had 15,074 dwellings at the end of 2023.

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for Belleville yet. France has country-level context; it is not substituted for this city.

Net rent across major citiesBelleville highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Belleville highlighted€26.30Paris€13.26Angers€12.10Amiens€12.08Metz€12.04Dijon€11.98Rouen€11.80Reims€11.06Le Havre€10.88Perpignan€10.47Le Mans€9.40Besançon€9.06Limogesnet rent, € / m² / month
MetricValuePeriodSource
Dwellings15,074 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE4Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings1,645 dwellings31 Dec 2023INSEE4Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Belleville?

The unemployment rate is about 1.6 % (2022).

  • Unemployment rate: 1.64 % · www.insee.fr16
Unemployment across cities in FranceUnemployment in Belleville is 1.6%. Of 2,240 cities with data, 898 have unemployment of 5 to under 10%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in France per band18 cities: 0% to under 5%180–5Belleville 1.6%898 cities: 5% to under 10%8985–10832 cities: 10% to under 15%83210–15377 cities: 15% to under 20%37715–2097 cities: 20% to under 25%9720–2515 cities: 25% to under 30%1525–303 cities: 30% to under 35%330–35

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fibre-to-the-building availability88.78 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official
Gigabit broadband availability88.78 %3 Aug 2026Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)1Official
Unemployment rate1.64 %country median 11.0%31 Dec 2022www.insee.fr16Official

Public employment offices in Belleville

Exact offices linked to this city from official sources. Check the office page before visiting because hours and appointment rules can change.

Verified locally

Only exact city-linked public offices are listed; this is not a complete directory of private recruiters or every employment provider. Sources checked through 11 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary School Count1 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)7Official
School Count1 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)7Official

Healthcare

Hospital capacity in Belleville was 238.1 beds per 100,000 residents at the end of 2011.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Hospital Beds Per 100k238.1 beds per 100,00031 Dec 2011DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20113Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Belleville when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Hospital Beds Per 100k238.1 beds per 100,000Verified 2026-08-03
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Belleville's nearest airport was LYS, 50 km away and offered 77 direct destinations. Belleville's fibre-to-home broadband coverage was 88.78%.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Airport Direct Destinations Count77 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights9Official
Nearest Major Airport Distance Km50 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official
Nearest Major Airport IataLYS3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Belleville. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course

État français and OFII

For eligible non-EU foreign residents.

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DIAN language-training offer finder — Other

Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN

For people seeking French-language training.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Belleville.

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were 3.5°C in January and 21.5°C in July. Belleville's monthly precipitation totalled 58.1 mm in January and 72.2 mm in July. Belleville's average monthly sunshine was 61 hours in January and 274 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Belleville?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Collected source2

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Belleville average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND27°1°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Belleville average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100584949667670727371919367JFMAMJJASONDmm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Belleville average monthly sunshine, hours07014021028061961631912162492742511941207152JFMAMJJASONDhours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Belleville annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5259.0PM2.5µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in FranceAnnual PM2.5 in Belleville is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 1,975 cities with data, 626 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in France per band2 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³23–412 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³124–541 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³415–6159 cities: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³1596–7482 cities: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³4827–8626 cities: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³6268–9447 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³4479–10Belleville 9.0166 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³16610–1127 cities: 11 µg/m³ to under 12 µg/m³2711–129 cities: 12 µg/m³ to under 13 µg/m³912–134 cities: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³413–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Collected source2Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 6.3 · Feb 8.3 · Mar 13.2 · Apr 16.8 · May 20.8 · Jun 24.8 · Jul 27.1 · Aug 26.9 · Sep 22.3 · Oct 16.9 · Nov 10.5 · Dec 6.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI11Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 0.7 · Feb 1 · Mar 3.8 · Apr 6.5 · May 10.5 · Jun 14.1 · Jul 15.9 · Aug 15.4 · Sep 11.7 · Oct 8.6 · Nov 4.2 · Dec 1.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI12Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 3.5 · Feb 4.6 · Mar 8.5 · Apr 11.7 · May 15.7 · Jun 19.5 · Jul 21.5 · Aug 21.1 · Sep 17 · Oct 12.7 · Nov 7.4 · Dec 4.1 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI13Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 58.1 · Feb 48.9 · Mar 49.1 · Apr 65.5 · May 75.7 · Jun 69.8 · Jul 72.2 · Aug 72.6 · Sep 71.1 · Oct 91.1 · Nov 92.8 · Dec 66.8 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI14Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 61 · Feb 96 · Mar 163 · Apr 191 · May 216 · Jun 249 · Jul 274 · Aug 251 · Sep 194 · Oct 120 · Nov 71 · Dec 52 hours31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI15Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in France

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All France cities
Vire1,256 residentsMarennes2,021 residentsMegève2,996 residentsSaint-Tropez3,649 residentsLigny-en-Barrois3,798 residentsSaint-Mihiel3,806 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in Belleville?

The published population was 1,526 people in January 2024. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)5

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population1,526 people31 Dec 2024Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)5Official
Population over time10 published observations, 1968–2024
Population in Belleville by year, residents1,3552,1803,0043,829196819821999201220241,526residents

Population fell 23.5% between 1968 and 2024, from 1,995 to 1,526.

International community in Belleville

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Population resident in France excluding Mayotte; INSEE RP2023 NAT; total age and sex · 2023 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total3,498100.0%
Français3,282.04493.8%
Etranger215.9566.2%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source6

Is Belleville a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–60%
Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–63%
Student40%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 31–49%
Family43%strong on family, weak on safety · range 33–53%
Retirement48%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 35–61%
Population1,526 people31 Dec 2024Official source · Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE)
Dwellings15,074 dwellings31 Dec 2023Official source · INSEE
Fibre-to-the-building availability88.78 %3 Aug 2026Official source · Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)
Gigabit broadband availability88.78 %3 Aug 2026Official source · Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)
Unemployment rate1.64 %31 Dec 2022Official source · www.insee.fr
PM2.5 — annual mean9 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · Collected source
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-26

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)8Official

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Belleville?

The published population was 1,526 people in January 2024. Source: Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE).

Is the air quality good in Belleville?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Collected source.

What is the unemployment rate in Belleville?

The unemployment rate is about 1.6 % (2022). Source: www.insee.fr.

Is Belleville a good place to live?

Belleville may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people are in the Total citizenship group in Belleville?

The official citizenship distribution records 3,498 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2023 Census. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Belleville, France: jobs, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/belleville/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
BibTeX citation
@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_belleville-france-jobs-air-quality_e8d66945f591,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Belleville, France: jobs, air quality},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-09-12},
  version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/belleville/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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Sources

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  1. Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse) data.arcep.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  2. Collected source air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
  3. DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 2011 data.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  4. INSEE insee.fr · checked 2026-08-07
  5. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE) insee.fr · checked 2026-08-05
  6. Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques (INSEE), France api.insee.fr · checked 2026-08-30
  7. Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr) data.education.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  8. Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr) data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr · checked 2026-08-03
  9. OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
  10. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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  1. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  2. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  3. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  4. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  5. World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI nodc.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
  6. www.insee.fr insee.fr · checked 2026-08-26

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