Bellegarde-en-Marche

Bellegarde-en-Marche
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Bellegarde-en-Marche
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Coordinates: 45°58′58″N 2°17′43″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Aubusson
Canton	Aubusson
Intercommunality	CC Chénérailles, Auzances/Bellegarde et Haut Pays Marchois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Pierre Bonnaud
Area 1	3.14 km2 (1.21 sq mi)
Population  (2008)	434
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	23020 /23190
Elevation	530–648 m (1,739–2,126 ft) (avg. 603 m or 1,978 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bellegarde-en-Marche (Occitan: Bèlagarda) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming village situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Aubusson at the junction of the D9, D39, D40a and the D988 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	404	—
1968	413	+2.2%
1975	417	+1.0%
1982	407	−2.4%
1990	425	+4.4%
1999	425	+0.0%
2008	434	+2.1%

Sights

• The church, dating from the nineteenth century.
• A sixteenth-century tower.
• Some very old houses.
• Remains of a feudal castle.
• The chapel of Notre-Dame, dating from the nineteenth century.

Personalities

• François Denhaut (1877–1952), an early French aviator & engineer, died here.

International relations

Bellegarde-en-Marche is twinned with:

• Chamblon, Switzerland

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Bellegarde-en-Marche on the Quid website Template:Fr icon