🏙 Property in Bellefontaine (97222)
Bellefontaine has a population of 1,746, a density of about 146 inhabitants per km². Advertised rents for flats are around €15.0/m² per month (2025). Between 2022 and 2025, advertised rents are up by 2.8%. The overall property tax rate on buildings (taxe foncière) is 45.57% in 2025. Bellefontaine has had 7 natural disaster declarations since 1982, 4 of them for floods or mudslides.
📰 Bellefontaine at a glance
Département: Martinique (972) · Region: Martinique
Size and profile
Bellefontaine has a population of 1,746: it is one of the smallest municipalities in its département, where the median is 6,537 inhabitants. Population density there is 146 inhabitants per km²: a small-town or fringe profile.
Rents and prices
Advertised rents, at €15.0/m² per month, are in line with the median of the municipalities in its département (€15.0/m²). Between 2022 and 2025, the advertised rent has risen by 2.8%, more slowly than the département median (9.0%).
Incomes and taxation
The overall property tax rate (45.57%) is 5.8 points lower than the median of the municipalities in its département (51.34%).
Hazards and energy
Bellefontaine has had 7 natural disaster declarations since 1982, i.e. far fewer than the département median (10). They mainly concern floods and mudslides (4 declarations). A natural risk prevention plan is in force in the municipality.
Points to watch before buying or renting
- Flood risk is listed: check the risk statement for the property and, if there is one, the prevention plan attached to the local urban plan.
Summary written automatically from the figures on this page, comparing the municipality with the median of the municipalities in its département (or of France when the département has too few municipalities with data).
💶 Prices and rents: how they have changed
Advertised rent for flats (€/m²/month)
Between 2022 and 2025: +2.8%
| Advertised rent 2025 | €/m² per month |
|---|---|
| Flat, 1 to 2 rooms | 17.6 |
| Flat (all) | 15.0 |
| Flat, 3 rooms or more | 15.3 |
| House | 16.1 |
25 listings observed. Estimate calculated across a group of neighbouring municipalities, less precise than a municipal estimate. These are advertised rents, service charges included: they are higher than the rents of existing leases. The estimation method was revised in 2022: only the 2022 and later editions, which are comparable with each other, are shown.
🌊 Natural hazards
Hazards listed for the municipality:
Natural disaster declarations per year (since 1982)
7 declarations in total
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| “floods and mudslides” declarations | 4 |
| “ground movements” declarations | 3 |
| Natural risk prevention plans in force | 1 |
| Radon potential (class 2 of 3) | Low, with geological factors that may help radon move into buildings |
A declaration recognises a state of natural disaster for a given event; it triggers the “natural disasters” cover of home insurance policies and of the building’s insurance. “Drought” declarations relate to the shrinking and swelling of clay soils, a frequent cause of cracks in buildings. A risk statement (état des risques) must in particular be attached to a sale or lease when the property lies in an area covered by a prevention plan, in seismic zone 2 to 5, or with a class 3 radon potential. This page presents municipal data: it does not replace the risk statement drawn up for the property’s address.
🧾 Property tax and local taxation
Overall property tax rate (buildings, %)
Between 2021 and 2025: −0.1 point
Household waste collection tax rate (%)
Between 2021 and 2025: +1.5 point
The overall rate adds the municipal share and the inter-municipal share. The tax due by an owner equals this rate applied to half of the home’s cadastral rental value, reduced where applicable by exemptions.
❓ Frequently asked questions
What is the average rent per m² in Bellefontaine?
The rent map shows an advertised rent of about €15.0/m² per month for a flat in 2025, with a prediction interval of €11.1 to €20.3/m². Advertised rents include service charges.
What is the property tax rate in Bellefontaine?
The overall property tax rate on buildings (municipality and inter-municipal authority) is 45.57% in 2025. The amount due depends on this rate and on the property’s cadastral rental value.
What are the natural hazards in Bellefontaine?
The hazards listed for the municipality are: flood, ground movement, earthquake, industrial risk. 7 natural disaster declarations have been published since 1982. Source: GASPAR database (Géorisques).
How does Bellefontaine compare with neighbouring municipalities?
Advertised rent: 15.0 €/m²/month, rank 3 of 9 municipalities compared, from highest to lowest (neighbours’ median: 14.0 €/m²/month). Property tax rate: 45.57 %, rank 5 of 9 municipalities compared, from highest to lowest (neighbours’ median: 47.75 %).
📊 Bellefontaine compared with neighbouring municipalities
- Advertised rent: 15.0 €/m²/month, rank 3 of 9 municipalities compared, from highest to lowest (neighbours’ median: 14.0 €/m²/month).
- Property tax rate: 45.57 %, rank 5 of 9 municipalities compared, from highest to lowest (neighbours’ median: 47.75 %).
| Municipality | Distance | Inhabitants | Rent (€/m²/month) | Median price (€/m²) | Average income | Property tax | DPE F or G | Disaster decl. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellefontaine | — | 1,746 | 15.0 | — | — | 45.57% | — | 7 |
| Case-Pilote | 2.4 km | 4,537 | 15.0 | — | — | 68.35% | — | 13 |
| Le Morne-Vert | 3.5 km | 1,718 | 15.0 | — | — | 38.76% | — | 4 |
| Le Carbet | 3.5 km | 3,721 | 13.0 | — | — | 43.83% | — | 8 |
| Schœlcher | 5.6 km | 19,478 | 17.1 | 3,309 | — | 37.51% | — | 11 |
| Fonds-Saint-Denis | 6.0 km | 640 | 13.0 | — | — | 36.04% | — | 4 |
| Fort-de-France | 8.8 km | 75,506 | 15.9 | 2,746 | — | 51.66% | 0.9% | 11 |
| Le Morne-Rouge | 11 km | 4,388 | 13.0 | — | — | 53.77% | — | 4 |
| Saint-Pierre | 11 km | 3,961 | 13.0 | — | — | 57.75% | — | 8 |
The 8 nearest municipalities (as the crow flies, from the centre). Latest values available; “—”: data not published or too few sales. Rents are estimated for groups of municipalities: neighbours may share the same estimate. The rank compares the municipality with these neighbours, not with the whole of France.
📚 Sources and method
Each indicator comes from an open dataset that is kept over time: when a source is updated or corrected, the old value stays on record, which makes it possible to follow changes from one year to the next.
- Ministère de la Transition écologique, base GASPAR (Géorisques) — Licence Ouverte 2.0. Retrieved in October 2026.
- Carte des loyers © Ministère de la Transition écologique / ANIL — Licence Ouverte 2.0. Retrieved in October 2026.
- INSEE, API Géo (Etalab) — Licence Ouverte 2.0. Retrieved in October 2026.
- ASN / IRSN, potentiel radon des communes — Licence Ouverte 2.0. Retrieved in October 2026.
- DGFiP, fiscalité locale des particuliers — Licence Ouverte 2.0. Retrieved in October 2026.
- Sale prices: single-property sales (flats) in the streets where the register lists co-ownerships; median calculated from 10 sales or more.