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Bellac
Bellac | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 Bridge over the Vincou | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Bellac  | |
  Bellac  Bellac | |
| Coordinates: 46°07′23″N 1°03′01″E / 46.1231°N 1.0503°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Haute-Vienne |
| Arrondissement | Bellac |
| Canton | Bellac |
| Intercommunality | Haut Limousin en Marche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Claude Peyronnet[1] |
Area 1 | 24.42 km2 (9.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 3,569 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 87011 /87300 |
| Elevation | 175–301 m (574–988 ft) (avg. 245 m or 804 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
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