Belleville-sur-Loire

Belleville-sur-Loire is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Belleville-sur-Loire
Commune
The nuclear plant at Belleville
Coat of arms
Location of Belleville-sur-Loire
Belleville-sur-Loire
Belleville-sur-Loire
Coordinates: 47°30′22″N 2°51′05″E
CountryFrance
RegionCentre-Val de Loire
DepartmentCher
ArrondissementBourges
CantonSancerre
IntercommunalityCC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Vincent Fregeai
Area
1
11 km2 (4 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,058
 • Density96/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
18026 /18240
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A farming village with a nuclear power station situated by the banks of the river Loire, some 33 miles (53 km) northeast of Bourges at the junction of the D82, D951 and the D751 roads. The canal lateral a la Loire flows through the centre of the commune.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962340—    
1968352+3.5%
1975288−18.2%
1982448+55.6%
19901,009+125.2%
19991,088+7.8%
20081,034−5.0%

Sights
Nuclear power station
  • The church, dating from the twelfth century.
  • Two chateaux, dating from the 15th and seventeenth century.
  • Vestiges of Roman occupation.
  • The nuclear power plant.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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