Title: Bellac Content: Bellac  is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle- Aquitaine region in western France. It is a subprefecture of the Haute-Vienne department. It is also the capital of the arrondissement of the same name. ==Geography== The city of Bellac is near the Monts de Blond (some hills that are part of the Massif Central), in the northwest of the department. The Vincou river (a tributary of the Gartempe) flows through the city. Bellac is at about from Limoges, from Poitiers, from Angoulême, from Bordeaux and from Paris. The commune has an area of . Its average altitude is ; at the city hall, the altitude is .  The commune of Bellac is surrounded by the communes: ===Climate=== The climate of Bellac, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers. ==Population== The inhabitants of Bellac are known, in French, as Bellachons (women: Bellachonnes), or as Bellacquais (women: Bellacquaises). With a population of 4,117, Bellac has a population density of inhabitants/km2. Evolution of the population in Bellac Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:373 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:6000 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:2000 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:1000 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:1968 text:1968 bar:1975 text:1975 bar:1982 text:1982 bar:1990 text:1990 bar:1999 text:1999 bar:2008 text:2008 bar:2014 text:2014 PlotData= color:barra width:30 align:left bar:1968 from:0 till: 5240 bar:1975 from:0 till: 5360 bar:1982 from:0 till: 5079 bar:1990 from:0 till: 4924 bar:1999 from:0 till: 4576 bar:2008 from:0 till: 4372 bar:2014 from:0 till: 4117 PlotData= bar:1968 at: 5240 fontsize:S text: 5,240 shift:(-12,5) bar:1975 at: 5360 fontsize:S text: 5,360 shift:(-13,5) bar:1982 at: 5079 fontsize:S text: 5,079 shift:(-13,5) bar:1990 at: 4924 fontsize:S text: 4,924 shift:(-13,5) bar:1999 at: 4576 fontsize:S text: 4,576 shift:(-13,5) bar:2008 at: 4372 fontsize:S text: 4,372 shift:(-13,5) bar:2014 at: 4117 fontsize:S text: 4,117 shift:(-13,5) Bellac forms, with Peyrat-de-Bellac, the urban area of Bellac with a population of 5,281 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . This urban area is the centre of the metropolitan area of Bellac, formed by Bellac and Peyrat-de-Bellac, with a population of 5,281 inhabitants (2013) and an area of . == Administration == Bellac is a subprefecture of the Haute-Vienne department, the capital of the arrondissement of Bellac and the administrative centre  of the canton of Bellac, with 18,178 inhabitants (2014). It is part of the intercommunality Le Haut-Limousin en Marche . === Twinned and partner towns === Bellac is twinned with: * Wassertrüdingen, Germany * Sifoe, Gambia ==Gallery== File:Pont de la Pierre, Bellac.JPG|The Vincou river in Bellac. File:Bellac Vincou.jpg|The Notre-Dame church and the old bridge. File:Sous-préfecture face.jpg|The subprefecture in Bellac. ==Related pages== * Arrondissement of Bellac * Communes of the Haute-Vienne department