Bellefontaine, Manche

Bellefontaine is a former commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Juvigny les Vallées.[2]

Bellefontaine
Part of Juvigny les Vallées
The church of Saint-Martin
Location of Bellefontaine
Bellefontaine Bellefontaine
Coordinates: 48°41′23″N 0°58′23″W
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Manche
Arrondissement	Avranches
Canton	Isigny-le-Buat
Commune	Juvigny les Vallées
Area ^1	6.73 km^2 (2.60 sq mi)
Population  (2017)[1]	126
• Density	19/km^2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	50520
Elevation	100–292 m (328–958 ft) (avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	430	—
1800	375	−12.8%
1806	490	+30.7%
1821	416	−15.1%
1831	468	+12.5%
1836	482	+3.0%
1841	468	−2.9%
1846	457	−2.4%
1851	480	+5.0%
1856	464	−3.3%
1861	442	−4.7%
1866	458	+3.6%
1872	388	−15.3%
1876	391	+0.8%
1881	342	−12.5%
1886	358	+4.7%
1891	322	−10.1%
1896	320	−0.6%
1901	302	−5.6%
1906	297	−1.7%
1911	295	−0.7%
1921	279	−5.4%
1926	293	+5.0%
1931	291	−0.7%
1936	282	−3.1%
1946	265	−6.0%
1954	286	+7.9%
1962	322	+12.6%
1968	293	−9.0%
1975	254	−13.3%
1982	222	−12.6%
1990	145	−34.7%
1999	159	+9.7%
2006	144	−9.4%
2009	303	+110.4%

See also

• Communes of the Manche department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 8 July 2016 (in French)