Bellou-en-Houlme explained

Bellou-en-Houlme
Commune Status:	Commune
Arrondissement:	Argentan
Canton:	La Ferté-Macé
Insee:	61040
Postal Code:	61220
Mayor:	Jean-Marie Gaudin^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Flers Agglo
Coordinates:	48.6914°N -0.4422°W
Elevation M:	221
Elevation Min M:	202
Elevation Max M:	332
Area Km2:	38.73

Bellou-en-Houlme is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.^[2]

Geography

The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Forêterie,Laubesnière, Le Val du Breuil, La Longrais,Le Clos,Le Pont and Bellou-en-Houlme.^[3]

There are 10 watercourses that traverse through the commune, two rivers The Val du Breuil, and The Gine, in addition to eight streams. The eight streams are the Laurenciere, the Roussieres, la Haie, the Grand Ros, La Prevostiere, the Loget, the Lange and La Source Philippe.

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

The Commune has one buildings listed as a Monument historique, which is the Château de Dieufit, a farm house built in 1862, and listed in 2012.^[4]

Notable People

• Foulques du Merle - (1239 - 1314) was Seigneur of Gacé and Bellou-en-Houlme, and Baron of Le Merlerault, Briouze and Messei.^[5]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in France. Bellou-en-Houlme is twinned with:^[6]

• Wehretal, Germany

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
2. Web site: Commune de Bellou-en-Houlme (61040) − COG | Insee. www.insee.fr.
3. Web site: Bellou-en-Houlme · 61220, France. Bellou-en-Houlme · 61220, France.
4. Web site: Château de Dieufit à Bellou-en-Houlme - PA61000062 .
5. Louis de La Roque, Catalog historique des généraux français, connétables, maréchaux de France, lieutenants généraux, maréchaux de camp. Connétables et maréchaux de France depuis les premiers temps de la monarchie jusqu'à la fin du règne de Louis XIV (Paris, A. Desaide, 1896-1902), p.25.
6. Web site: 24 jumelages franco-allemands dans l'Orne. 21 January 2013. Ouest-France.fr.