Belvès

Belvès (French pronunciation: [bɛlvɛs]; Languedocien: Belvés) is a former commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. In 1973 it absorbed the former commune Fongalop.^[2] On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Pays-de-Belvès.^[3]

Belvès
Part of Pays-de-Belvès
Coat of arms
Location of Belvès
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Coordinates: 44°46′36″N 1°00′29″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Sarlat-la-Canéda
Canton	Vallée Dordogne
Commune	Pays-de-Belvès
Area 1	23.66 km2 (9.14 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	1,204
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	24170
Elevation	82–288 m (269–945 ft) (avg. 190 m or 620 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France. The nearest city is Sarlat-la-Canéda.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1864	2,504	—
1962	1,680	−32.9%
1968	1,714	+2.0%
1975	1,623	−5.3%
1982	1,581	−2.6%
1990	1,553	−1.8%
1999	1,428	−8.0%
2008	1,457	+2.0%
2018	1,300	−10.8%

Notable inhabitants

• Jacques Rispal, (1 August 1923 – 9 February 1986) was a French film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1952 and 1986.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne department