Belleville-sur-Loire

Belleville-sur-Loire
Commune

The nuclear plant at Belleville

Coat of arms
Belleville-sur-Loire

Coordinates: 47°30′22″N 2°51′05″E / 47.5061°N 2.8514°E / 47.5061; 2.8514Coordinates: 47°30′22″N 2°51′05″E / 47.5061°N 2.8514°E / 47.5061; 2.8514
Country France
Region Centre-Val de Loire
Department Cher
Arrondissement Bourges
Canton Sancerre
Intercommunality CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Vincent Fregeai
Area1 11 km2 (4 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,034
 • Density 94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 18026 /18240

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Belleville-sur-Loire is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Geography

A farming village with a nuclear power station situated by the banks of the river Loire, some 33 miles (53 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D82, D951 and the D751 roads. The canal lateral a la Loire flows through the centre of the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962340—    
1968352+3.5%
1975288−18.2%
1982448+55.6%
19901,009+125.2%
19991,088+7.8%
20081,034−5.0%

Sights

Nuclear power station

See also

References

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