Bellou
| Bellou | |
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  Bellou | |
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Location within Lower Normandy region  Bellou | |
| Coordinates: 48°58′59″N 0°13′44″E / 48.9831°N 0.2289°ECoordinates: 48°58′59″N 0°13′44″E / 48.9831°N 0.2289°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Calvados |
| Arrondissement | Lisieux |
| Canton | Livarot |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Livarot |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | René Yonnet |
| Area1 | 7.39 km2 (2.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 153 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 14058 / 14140 |
| Elevation |
128–204 m (420–669 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft) |
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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. | |
Bellou is a former commune in the Calvados département in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Livarot-Pays-d'Auge.[1]
Geography
The commune of Bellou is situated 18 kilometres from Lisieux, in the Pays d'Auge.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 228 | — |
| 1968 | 167 | −26.8% |
| 1975 | 129 | −22.8% |
| 1982 | 107 | −17.1% |
| 1990 | 121 | +13.1% |
| 1999 | 125 | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 140 | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 152 | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 153 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 153 | +0.0% |
Monuments
The Manoir de Bellou, built in 1720, and its 16th-century dovecote, have been registered as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1923. Its cider press building with its machinery and cellar were added to the register in 2004.[2]
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Manoir de Bellou
People linked to the commune
- Rose Harel, poet and goguettère, was born here on 8 April 1826. She died in Lisieux on 4 July 1885.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Arrêté préfectoral 24 December 2015 (French)
- ↑ Ministry of Culture: Manoir de Bellou (French)
- ↑ Marie de Besneray, Rose Harel, servante-poète, Caen, 1902. (French)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bellou (Calvados). |
- Bellou on the website of INSEE (French)
- Ministry of Culture: listing for Manoir de Bellou (French) and photos
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