Bellac

Bellac lies northwest of Limoges at the confluence of the rivers Gartempe and , in the Department of Haute-Vienne. Poitiers is to the northwest, and Angoulême to the southwest. The hills known as the Monts de Blond lie immediately to the south. ==Administration==

Bellac is a sous-préfecture of Haute-Vienne, seat of the arrondissement of Bellac which covers 57 communes. Furthernore, it is part of the canton of Bellac and of the communauté de communes Haut Limousin en Marche. ==Population==

Inhabitants are known as Bellachons in French. ==Transport==

Bellac is west of the A20 Limoges-Orléans motorway, and lies at a crossroads where the RN145 crosses the RN147. Both these roads had been designated part of the (RCEA) and were thus at risk of being upgraded to motorway. However, the latest thinking is that the RCEA will be re-routed from La Souterraine south down the A20 to Limoges and then via upgraded to the N520/N141 routes to Angoulême and the west. ==Classifications==

Bellac is classified as a Petites Cités de Caractère, a village étape, a ', and a '. == Notable people ==

• Jean Giraudoux (1882–1944), writer, dramatist and playwright, was born in Bellac • Charles Silvestre (1889–1948), writer, winner of the Prix Femina in 1926, died in Bellac ==Climate==

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