Bellou-en-Houlme is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.[3]
Bellou-en-Houlme | |
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 The church in Bellou-en-Houlme | |
Location of Bellou-en-Houlme  | |
  Bellou-en-Houlme  Bellou-en-Houlme | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′29″N 0°26′32″W / 48.6914°N 0.4422°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Argentan |
| Canton | La Ferté-Macé |
| Intercommunality | CA Flers Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marie Gaudin[1] |
| Area 1 | 38.73 km2 (14.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 1,042 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61040 /61220 |
| Elevation | 202–332 m (663–1,089 ft) (avg. 221 m or 725 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography edit
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Forêterie,Laubesnière, Le Val du Breuil, La Longrais,Le Clos,Le Pont and Bellou-en-Houlme.[4]
There are 10 watercourses that traverse through the commune, two rivers The Val du Breuil, and The Gine, in addition to eight streams. The eight streams are the Laurenciere, the Roussieres, la Haie, the Grand Ros, La Prevostiere, the Loget, the Lange and La Source Philippe.
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,072 | — |
| 1975 | 926 | −2.07% |
| 1982 | 961 | +0.53% |
| 1990 | 912 | −0.65% |
| 1999 | 954 | +0.50% |
| 2009 | 1,096 | +1.40% |
| 2014 | 1,115 | +0.34% |
| 2020 | 1,053 | −0.95% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Notable buildings and places edit
National heritage sites edit
The Commune has one buildings listed as a Monument historique, which is the Château de Dieufit, a farm house built in 1862, and listed in 2012.[6]
Notable People edit
- Foulques du Merle - (1239 - 1314) was Seigneur of Gacé and Bellou-en-Houlme, and Baron of Le Merlerault, Briouze and Messei.[7]
Twin towns – sister cities edit
Bellou-en-Houlme is twinned with:[8]
Wehretal, Germany
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Commune de Bellou-en-Houlme (61040) − COG | Insee". www.insee.fr.
- ^ a b "Bellou-en-Houlme · 61220, France". Bellou-en-Houlme · 61220, France.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Château de Dieufit à Bellou-en-Houlme - PA61000062".
- ^ Louis de La Roque, Catalog historique des généraux français, connétables, maréchaux de France, lieutenants généraux, maréchaux de camp. Connétables et maréchaux de France depuis les premiers temps de la monarchie jusqu'à la fin du règne de Louis XIV (Paris, A. Desaide, 1896-1902), p.25.
- ^ "24 jumelages franco-allemands dans l'Orne". Ouest-France.fr. 21 January 2013.
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