Belvès

Part of Pays-de-Belvès in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

44°46′36″N 1°00′29″E / 44.7767°N 1.0081°E / 44.7767; 1.0081CountryFranceRegionNouvelle-AquitaineDepartmentDordogneArrondissementSarlat-la-CanédaCantonVallée DordogneCommunePays-de-BelvèsArea23.66 km² (9.14 sq mi)Population1,237 • Density52/km² (140/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codeElevation82–288 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. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Pays-de-Belvès.^[2]

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

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1864	2,504	—
1962	1,680	−32.9%
1968	1,714	+2.0%
1975	1,623	−5.3%
1982	1,581	−2.6%
1990	1,553	−1.8%
1999	1,428	−8.0%
2008	1,457	+2.0%
2018	1,300	−10.8%

Notable inhabitants

• Jacques Rispal, (1 August 1923 – 9 February 1986) was a French film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1952 and 1986.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department

References

Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesBourgogne-Franche-ComtéBrittanyCentre-Val de LoireCorsicaGrand EstHauts-de-FranceÎle-de-FranceNormandyNouvelle-AquitaineOccitaniePays de la LoireProvence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurRéunion