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":
The climate of Bellac, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
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/km.
Evolution of the population in Bellac
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 .
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 .
It is part of the intercommunality "Le Haut-Limousin en Marche" ().
Bellac is twinned with:
Alleanza Securitas Esperia
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Castilleja School
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The schedule for the school rotates on a 5-day basis from Monday to Friday. Each class connects with a number. On any given day, there might be a different combination of numbers. The school day starts at 8:00 AM and 3:15 PM. Every Wednesday, there is something called Late Start. This means that the school day starts one hour later.
Every girl at Castilleja is required to wear a school uniform. There is a blue skirt or navy blue pants, and either a navy, red, or white polo. For the fitness class, the girls have to wear black shorts or leggings and a uniform shirt.
The girls learn multiple subjects in middle school. Middle school goes through 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. Every student learns a language. They can learn either Spanish, French, or Mandarin. They take Fitness and Wellness. They learn physical and mental lessons. The students also are required to take English, history, math, and science. Each subject class consists of 14-15 students and one or two teachers.
The high schoolers can take a variety of classes, available on a course catalog. Classes vary depending on the level. Students can take APs or regular level courses.
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Linda Nolan
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As a member of the Nolans, she toured with Frank Sinatra in 1975, had seven UK top 20 hits (1979–82) and won the Tokyo Music Festival in 1981.
On 7 July 2014, she claimed that she was sexually assaulted by Rolf Harris in 1975 while The Nolans were supporting Harris in a tour of South Africa.
In March 2017, Nolan accidentally collapsed and broke her hip at home. During examination of her broken hip, she was diagnosed with an "incurable" form of cancer near her hip.
Kim Wyman
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In March 2017, Wyman was diagnosed with an early form of colon cancer.
Armando Nieto
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Nieto was professor of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. He was ordained a priest by the Society of Jesus, in Frankfurt am Main Cathedral, in August 28, 1964. He was also the Director of the Peruvian Center of Studies Historic-Militar, Director of Riva Agüero Institute and President of National Academy of History.
Nieto died on March 27, 2017 in Lima from pneumonia, aged 85.
Andrew Mlangeni
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Mlangeni died on 21 July 2020 at a military hospital in Pretoria from an intestinal blockage, aged 95.
Denis Goldberg
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After the first non-racial elections in South Africa, Goldberg founded the development organisation Community H.E.A.R.T. in London in 1995 to help to improve the living standards of black South Africans. With the support of German friends, he established Community H.E.A.R.T. e.V. in Essen, Germany in 1996.
Goldberg returned to South Africa in 2002 and was appointed Special Adviser to MP Ronnie Kasrils, Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry until 2004. In 2010 he published his autobiography, "The Mission: A Life for Freedom in South Africa" (STE Publishers, Johannesburg).
Goldberg was diagnosed with stage-4 lung cancer in July 2019 while on a tour in Germany. He died from the disease in Cape Town on 29 April 2020, aged 87.
Louis Beel
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He was a member of the Roman-Catholic State Party (RKSP) and later on of its post-war successor the Catholic People's Party (KVP) (a predecessor of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA)).
Beel was prime minister from 1946 to 1948, and again from 1958 to 1959. He was also a government minister and a deputy prime minister. Both in 1946 and in 1948 he was a member of the Second Chamber for a short time.
He studied law at the Radboud University Nijmegen, and was also a professor in administrative law and public administration theory at the same university.
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They were:
Barend Biesheuvel
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Biesheuvel was prime minister from 1971 to 1973. He was also a deputy prime minister, a government minister, a member-parliamentary leader of the Second Chamber and a member of the European Parliament.
He studied law at the Free University Amsterdam.
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