Belleville-sur-Loire | |
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 The nuclear plant at Belleville | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Belleville-sur-Loire  | |
  Belleville-sur-Loire  Belleville-sur-Loire | |
| Coordinates:47°30′22″N2°51′05″E / 47.5061°N 2.8514°E /47.5061; 2.8514 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Department | Cher |
| Arrondissement | Bourges |
| Canton | Sancerre |
| Intercommunality | CC Pays Fort Sancerrois Val de Loire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2021–2026) | Bruno Van Der Putten[1] |
Area 1 | 11 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 990 |
| • Density | 90/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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. | |
Belleville-sur-Loire (French pronunciation:[bɛlvilsyʁlwaʁ], literallyBelleville onLoire) is acommune in theCherdepartment in theCentre-Val de Loireregion ofFrance.
Afarming village with anuclear power station situated by the banks of the riverLoire, some 33 miles (53 km) northeast ofBourges at the junction of the D82, D951 and the D751 roads. Thecanal latéral à la Loire flows through the centre of the commune.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 340 | — |
| 1968 | 352 | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 288 | −18.2% |
| 1982 | 448 | +55.6% |
| 1990 | 1,009 | +125.2% |
| 1999 | 1,088 | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 1,034 | −5.0% |
