Bellême

Bellême

Coat of arms
Bellême

Coordinates: 48°22′38″N 0°33′41″E / 48.3772°N 0.5614°E / 48.3772; 0.5614Coordinates: 48°22′38″N 0°33′41″E / 48.3772°N 0.5614°E / 48.3772; 0.5614
Country France
Region Normandy
Department Orne
Arrondissement Mortagne-au-Perche
Canton Bellême
Government
  Mayor Roussel
Area1 1.71 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 1,547
  Density 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bellême is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.

Location

At the heart of the Parc Naturel Régional du Perche, in the Orne Department, Bellême is on a hill that dominates the Perche area.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
17932,771    
18002,708−2.3%
18062,862+5.7%
18213,103+8.4%
18363,263+5.2%
18413,143−3.7%
18463,350+6.6%
18513,126−6.7%
18563,130+0.1%
18613,153+0.7%
18663,108−1.4%
18723,199+2.9%
18762,935−8.3%
18812,825−3.7%
18862,656−6.0%
18912,563−3.5%
18962,599+1.4%
19012,627+1.1%
19062,338−11.0%
19112,187−6.5%
19211,944−11.1%
19261,992+2.5%
19311,938−2.7%
19361,792−7.5%
19461,697−5.3%
19541,627−4.1%
19621,844+13.3%
19681,742−5.5%
19751,843+5.8%
19821,849+0.3%
19901,788−3.3%
19991,774−0.8%
20091,547−12.8%

Heraldry

The arms of Bellême are blazoned :
Sable, a triple-towered keep Or.

or
Azure semy de lys Or, a bordure gules bezanty (Or).

Sights

Landscape

Events

International relations

Bellême is twinned with:

Sports

See also

References

    External links

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