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Bellême
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Bellême () is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. It is classed as a Petites Cités de Caractère. 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.
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Bellême is a commune in France, situated within the canton of Bellême, the arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche, and the department of Orne. It serves as the capital of the canton of Bellême and is located in the Parc naturel régional du Perche. The municipality shares borders with Saint-Martin-du-Vieux-Bellême, Sérigny, and Belforêt-en-Perche. Its postal code is 61130, and it lies at an elevation of 230 meters above sea level.
The area of Bellême is 1.71 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 1,598 residents and another citing 1,803. Where specified, the population includes 647 males and 817 females. The town is associated with the electoral district of the canton of Ceton. A marketplace is located at Place de la République.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bellême
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,803
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Bellême
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Bellême vu du ciel.jpg
- French commune.caption
- An aerial view of Bellême
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason_de_Bellême.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Mortagne-au-Perche
- French commune.canton
- Ceton
- French commune.mayor
- Rémy Tessier
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation min m
- 162
- French commune.elevation max m
- 230
- French commune.area km2
- 1.71
- French commune.postal code
- 61130
- French commune.INSEE
- 61038
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Bellême
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche
- Continent
- Europe
- Population
- 1457
- Area
- 1.71
- Elevation
- 203
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- canton of Bellême
- Shares border with
- Belforêt-en-Perche
- Official website
- www.villedebelleme.fr
- Image
- Bellême - Street.JPG
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- Commons category
- Bellême
- postal code
- 61130
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- associated electoral district
- canton of Ceton
- male population
- 647
- female population
- 817
- located in protected area
- Parc naturel régional du Perche
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-2-33-85-31-00
- fax number
- +33-2-33-83-58-85
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Location
- Population
- Heraldry
- Sights
- National heritage sites
- Landscape
- Events
- International relations
- Sports
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Bellême () is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. It is classed as a Petites Cités de Caractère. 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.
==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.
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