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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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Place details
- Locality
- Bellême
- Region
- Normandie
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,803
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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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
- Official name
- Bellême
- Population
- 1457
- Area
- 1.71
- Elevation
- 203
- Official website
- www.villedebelleme.fr
- Image
- Bellême - Street.JPG
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- Bellême
- postal code
- 61130
- male population
- 647
- female population
- 817
- 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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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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