Bellac
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(avg. 245 m or 804 ft)
Bellac (French pronunciation: [bɛlak] ⓘ; Occitan: Belac [beˈlak]) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.
Bellac is where the French author Jean Giraudoux, writer of L'Apollon de Bellac, was born in 1882. His house has been turned into a museum.
Geography
Bellac lies 45 km (28 mi) northwest of Limoges at the confluence of the rivers Gartempe and Vincou [fr], in the Department of Haute-Vienne. Poitiers is 70 km (43 mi) to the northwest, and Angoulême 100 km (62 mi) to the southwest. The hills known as the Monts de Blond [fr] lie immediately to the south.
Administration
Bellac is a sous-préfecture of Haute-Vienne, seat of the arrondissement of Bellac which covers 57 communes. Furthernore, it is part of the canton of Bellac and of the communauté de communes Haut Limousin en Marche.[3]
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1968 | 5,240 | — |
1975 | 5,360 | +0.32% |
1982 | 5,079 | −0.77% |
1990 | 4,924 | −0.39% |
1999 | 4,576 | −0.81% |
2007 | 4,401 | −0.49% |
2012 | 4,211 | −0.88% |
2017 | 3,808 | −1.99% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Inhabitants are known as Bellachons in French.
Transport
Bellac is 30 km (19 mi) west of the A20 Limoges-Orléans motorway, and lies at a crossroads where the RN145 crosses the RN147. Both these roads had been designated part of the Route Centre-Europe Atlantique [fr] (RCEA) and were thus at risk of being upgraded to motorway. However, the latest thinking is that the RCEA will be re-routed from La Souterraine south down the A20 to Limoges and then via upgraded to the N520/N141 routes to Angoulême and the west.
Classifications
Bellac is classified as a cité de caractère [fr], a village étape, a station verte de vacances [fr], and a station touristique [fr].
Notable people
- Jean Giraudoux (1882–1944), writer, dramatist and playwright, was born in Bellac
- Charles Silvestre (1889–1948), writer, winner of the Prix Femina in 1926, died in Bellac
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Commune de Bellac (87011), INSEE
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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