Belvès

Belvès
Coat of arms
Belvès
Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region  Belvès
Coordinates: 44°46′36″N 1°00′29″E / 44.7767°N 1.0081°E / 44.7767; 1.0081Coordinates: 44°46′36″N 1°00′29″E / 44.7767°N 1.0081°E / 44.7767; 1.0081
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Sarlat-la-Canéda
Canton	Belvès
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Lavialle
Area1	23.66 km2 (9.14 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,457
• Density	62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	24035 /24170
Elevation	82–288 m (269–945 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
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.

Belvès is a former commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Pays-de-Belvès.^[1]

It has been designated as one of the prettiest towns in France. The nearest city is Bordeaux.

Population

Personality

• Jacques Rispal, (1 August 1923 – 9 February 1986) was a French film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1952 and 1986.
• Jean-Joseph Sanfourche, (June 25, 1929, Bordeaux – March 13, 2010, Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat) was a French artist and sculptor.

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department

References

• INSEE

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