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Country
  
France

Department
  
Population (2009)
  
1,547

Area
  
171 ha

Arrondissement
  
Mortagne-au-Perche

Region
  
Normandy

Canton
  
Bellême

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Thursday 5:46 PM

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Weather
  
9°C, Wind SW at 13 km/h, 56% Humidity

Bellême ([bɛlɛm]) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.

Contents

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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.

Sights

  • Church of Saint-Sauveur 15th century, 16th century, rebuilt between 1675 and 1710.
  • Crypt of the Saint-Santin Chapel, dating from the tenth century.
  • Château Gatehouse 15th century, and Moat.
  • Remains of the Ramparts, bearing a plaque commemorating the capture of the château and the town by King Saint Louis and his mother, Blanche of Castile in 1229.
  • 17th century and eighteenth century houses.
  • 17th century Hôtel de ville.
  • Sundials on rue du Château, place de la République and place Liègeard.
  • Landscape

  • The town is built around the crest of a natural bowl, in which sits an outdoor lido (swimming pool), moto-cross circuit, stables and an expansive 18-hole golf course with adjacent hotel and holiday apartments.
  • Events

  • Les Mycologiades internationales : Annual international wild mushroom festival.
  • International relations

    Bellême is twinned with:

  • Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, since 1979.
  • Stühlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, since 1980.
  • Sports

  • The town's football club, FC Pays Bellêmois, compete in the Ligue de Football Basse-Normandie and the Coupe de France, playing their home games at the town's Terrain Intercommunal.
  • Moto Club Bellêmois hosts motocross events that welcome an international field of competitors.
  • References

    Bellême Wikipedia


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