Belz (French pronunciation: [bɛls]; Breton: Belz) is a commune in the Morbihan département in Brittany in northwestern France.

Belz
Coat of arms of Belz
Location of Belz
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Belz is located in France
Belz
Belz
Belz is located in Brittany
Belz
Belz
Coordinates: 47°40′37″N 3°10′06″W / 47.6769°N 3.1683°W / 47.6769; -3.1683
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementLorient
CantonQuiberon
IntercommunalityAuray Quiberon Terre Atlantique
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bruno Goasmat[1]
Area
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15.67 km2 (6.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,834
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56013 /56550
Elevation0–33 m (0–108 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
The island of Saint-Cado in Belz (July 2022)

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 3,353—    
1975 3,398+0.19%
1982 3,398+0.00%
1990 3,372−0.10%
1999 3,289−0.28%
2007 3,440+0.56%
2012 3,504+0.37%
2017 3,711+1.15%
Source: INSEE[3]

Inhabitants of Belz are called Belzois in French.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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