Bellou-en-Houlme

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Jean-Marie Gaudin^[1]Area38.73 km² (14.95 sq mi)Population1,042 • Density27/km² (70/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation202–332 m (663–1,089 ft)
(avg. 221 m or 725 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bellou-en-Houlme is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.^[3]

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Forêterie,Laubesnière, Le Val du Breuil, La Longrais,Le Clos,Le Pont and Bellou-en-Houlme.^[4]

There are 10 watercourses that traverse through the commune, two rivers The Val du Breuil, and The Gine, in addition to eight streams. The eight streams are the Laurenciere, the Roussieres, la Haie, the Grand Ros, La Prevostiere, the Loget, the Lange and La Source Philippe.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,072	—
1975	926	−2.07%
1982	961	+0.53%
1990	912	−0.65%
1999	954	+0.50%
2009	1,096	+1.40%
2014	1,115	+0.34%
2020	1,053	−0.95%
Source: INSEE[5]

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

The Commune has one buildings listed as a Monument historique, which is the Château de Dieufit, a farm house built in 1862, and listed in 2012.^[6]

Notable People

• Foulques du Merle - (1239 - 1314) was Seigneur of Gacé and Bellou-en-Houlme, and Baron of Le Merlerault, Briouze and Messei.^[7]

Twin towns – sister cities

Bellou-en-Houlme is twinned with:^[8]

• Wehretal, Germany

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References