Bellac

**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

## References
## Other websites
* City Council website