Bellême

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Country France Department Orne 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

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

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

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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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