Bellac

Bellac
Bellac
Subprefecture and commune
	Bridge over the Vincou
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 46°07′23″N 1°03′01″E / 46.1231°N 1.0503°ECoordinates: 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
Area 1	24.42 km2 (9.43 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	3,652
• Density	150/km2 (390/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] (listen); Occitan: Belac [beˈlak]) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

Inhabitants are known as Bellachons.

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 [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 [fr] lie immediately to the south.

Administration[]

Bellac is a sous-préfecture of Haute-Vienne, governing eight cantons and 63 communes.

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 [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 [fr], a village étape, a [fr], and a [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

References[]

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.