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Arrondissement in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Bellac
Arrondissement
Location within the region Nouvelle-AquitaineLocation within the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentHaute-Vienne
No. of communes57
SubprefectureBellac
Area1,779.9 km (687.2 sq mi)
Population37,903
 • Density21/km (50/sq mi)
INSEE code871

The Arrondissement of Bellac is an arrondissement of France in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It has 57 communes. Its population is 37,903 (2021), and its area is 1,779.9 km (687.2 sq mi).

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Bellac, and their INSEE codes, are:

  1. Arnac-la-Poste (87003)
  2. Azat-le-Ris (87006)
  3. Balledent (87007)
  4. La Bazeuge (87008)
  5. Bellac (87011)
  6. Berneuil (87012)
  7. Bessines-sur-Gartempe (87014)
  8. Blanzac (87017)
  9. Blond (87018)
  10. Breuilaufa (87022)
  11. Le Buis (87023)
  12. Chamboret (87033)
  13. Châteauponsac (87041)
  14. Cieux (87045)
  15. Compreignac (87047)
  16. La Croix-sur-Gartempe (87052)
  17. Cromac (87053)
  18. Dinsac (87056)
  19. Dompierre-les-Églises (87057)
  20. Le Dorat (87059)
  21. Droux (87061)
  22. Folles (87067)
  23. Fromental (87068)
  24. Gajoubert (87069)
  25. Les Grands-Chézeaux (87074)
  26. Jouac (87080)
  27. Lussac-les-Églises (87087)
  28. Magnac-Laval (87089)
  29. Mailhac-sur-Benaize (87090)
  30. Montrol-Sénard (87100)
  31. Mortemart (87101)
  32. Nantiat (87103)
  33. Nouic (87108)
  34. Oradour-Saint-Genest (87109)
  35. Peyrat-de-Bellac (87116)
  36. Rancon (87121)
  37. Razès (87122)
  38. Saint-Amand-Magnazeix (87133)
  39. Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac (87139)
  40. Saint-Georges-les-Landes (87145)
  41. Saint-Hilaire-la-Treille (87149)
  42. Saint-Junien-les-Combes (87155)
  43. Saint-Léger-Magnazeix (87160)
  44. Saint-Martial-sur-Isop (87163)
  45. Saint-Martin-le-Mault (87165)
  46. Saint-Ouen-sur-Gartempe (87172)
  47. Saint-Pardoux-le-Lac (87128)
  48. Saint-Sornin-la-Marche (87179)
  49. Saint-Sornin-Leulac (87180)
  50. Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles (87182)
  51. Tersannes (87195)
  52. Thouron (87197)
  53. Val-d'Issoire (87097)
  54. Val-d'Oire-et-Gartempe (87028)
  55. Vaulry (87198)
  56. Verneuil-Moustiers (87200)
  57. Villefavard (87206)

History

The arrondissement of Bellac was created in 1800.

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Bellac were, as of January 2015:

  1. Bellac
  2. Bessines-sur-Gartempe
  3. Châteauponsac
  4. Le Dorat
  5. Magnac-Laval
  6. Mézières-sur-Issoire
  7. Nantiat
  8. Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles

Gallery

  • The spire of the Collégiale church in Le Dorat. The spire of the Collégiale church in Le Dorat.
  • The village of Darnac. The village of Darnac.
  • The village of Thiat. The village of Thiat.
  • The church of Rancon. The church of Rancon.
  • The church of Ouen-sur-Gartempe. The church of Ouen-sur-Gartempe.
  • The village of Oradour-St-Genest. The village of Oradour-St-Genest.

References

  1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Arrondissement de Bellac (871)". INSEE. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  3. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2024". INSEE. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. Historique de la Haute-Vienne
  5. "Populations légales 2012: 87 Haute-Vienne" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014.
Arrondissements of Haute-Vienne


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