Belvès

Belvès
Part of Pays-de-Belvès
Coat of arms of Belvès
Coat of arms
Location of Belvès
Map
Belvès is located in France
Belvès
Belvès
Belvès is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Belvès
Belvès
Coordinates: 44°46′36″N 1°00′29″E / 44.7767°N 1.0081°E / 44.7767; 1.0081
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentDordogne
ArrondissementSarlat-la-Canéda
CantonVallée Dordogne
CommunePays-de-Belvès
Area
1
23.66 km2 (9.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
1,237
 • Density52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
24170
Elevation82–288 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.

Belvès (French pronunciation: [bɛlvɛs]; Languedocien: Belvés) is a former commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. In 1973 it absorbed the former commune Fongalop.[2] On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Pays-de-Belvès.[3]

It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France. The nearest city is Sarlat-la-Canéda.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18642,504—    
19621,680−32.9%
19681,714+2.0%
19751,623−5.3%
19821,581−2.6%
19901,553−1.8%
19991,428−8.0%
20081,457+2.0%
20181,300−10.8%

Notable inhabitants

See also

References

  1. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
  2. ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0024, 28 January 1973, pp. 1114-1117.
  3. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 21 December 2015 (in French)
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