Bellême | |
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![]() An aerial view of Bellême | |
Coordinates: 48°22′38″N 0°33′41″E / 48.3772°N 0.5614°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Normandy |
Department | Orne |
Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
Canton | Ceton |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Rémy Tessier [1] |
Area 1 | 1.71 km2 (0.66 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 1,456 |
• Density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
61038 /61130 |
Elevation | 162–230 m (531–755 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bellême (French pronunciation: [bɛlɛm] ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. [3] It is classed as a Petites Cités de Caractère. [4] The musicologist Guillaume André Villoteau (1759–1839) was born in Bellême, as was Aristide Boucicaut (1810-1877), owner of Le Bon Marché, the world's first department store. This town is possibly the origin of the English and French surname Bellamy.
At the heart of the Parc Naturel Régional du Perche, in the Orne Department, Bellême is on a hill that dominates the Perche area.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,742 | — |
1975 | 1,843 | +0.81% |
1982 | 1,849 | +0.05% |
1990 | 1,788 | −0.42% |
1999 | 1,774 | −0.09% |
2009 | 1,547 | −1.36% |
2014 | 1,616 | +0.88% |
2020 | 1,455 | −1.73% |
Source: INSEE [5] |
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The arms of Bellême are
blazoned : Sable, a triple-towered keep Or. or
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The Commune has six buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique. [6]
Bellême is twinned with:
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