Bellou

Bellou
Bellou
Location within Lower Normandy region Bellou
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Normandy
Department	Calvados
Arrondissement	Lisieux
Canton	Livarot
Intercommunality	Pays de Livarot
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	René Yonnet
Area1	7.39 km2 (2.85 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	153
• Density	21/km2 (54/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	14058 / 14140
Elevation	128–204 m (420–669 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bellou is a commune in the Calvados département in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.

Geography

The commune of Bellou is situated 18 kilometres from Lisieux, in the Pays d'Auge.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	228	—
1968	167	−26.8%
1975	129	−22.8%
1982	107	−17.1%
1990	121	+13.1%
1999	125	+3.3%
2004	140	+12.0%
2006	152	+8.6%
2009	153	+0.7%
2012	153	+0.0%

Monuments

The Manoir de Bellou, built in 1720, and its 16th century dovecote, have been registered as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1923. Its cider press building with its machinery and cellar were added to the register in 2004.

Manoir de Bellou

People linked to the commune

• Rose Harel, poet and goguettère, was born here on 8 April 1826. She died in Lisieux on 4 July 1885.

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Bellou on the website of INSEE (French)
• Ministry of Culture: listing for Manoir de Bellou (French) and photos