Bellême | |
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 An aerial view of Bellême | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bellême | |
  Bellême Location within France  Bellême Location within Normandy | |
| Coordinates: 48°22′38″N 0°33′41″E / 48.3772°N 0.5614°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Orne |
| Arrondissement | Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Canton | Ceton |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Rémy Tessier |
Area 1 | 1.71 km2 (0.66 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 162 m (531 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 1,457 |
| • Density | 852/km2 (2,210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 61038 /61130 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bellême (French pronunciation: [bɛlɛm] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France. It is classed as a Petites Cités de Caractère. The musicologist Guillaume André Villoteau (1759–1839) was born in Bellême, as was Aristide Boucicaut (1810–1877), owner of Le Bon Marché, the world's first department store. This town is possibly the origin of the English and French surname Bellamy.[citation needed]
