Bellechaume
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Yonne | |
| Arrondissement | Auxerre | |
| Canton | Brienon-sur-Armançon | |
| Community association | Serein et Armance | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 3 ' N , 3 ° 37' E | |
| height | 119-289 m | |
| surface | 24.51 km 2 | |
| Residents | 441 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 18 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 89210 | |
| INSEE code | 89035 | |
Bellechaume is a French municipality with 441 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Yonne department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté (before 2016 Bourgogne ); it belongs to the arrondissement of Auxerre and the canton of Brienon-sur-Armançon .
geography
Bellechaume is located about 25 kilometers north-northeast of Auxerre . Bellechaume is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Arces-Dilo in the north, Champlost in the east and southeast, Mercy in the southeast, Brienon-sur-Armançon in the south, Paroy-en-Othe and Esnoy in the south and southwest and Bussy-en-Othe in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 296 | 259 | 270 | 276 | 333 | 441 | 458 | 426 |
| Source: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- 16th century church
Personalities
- Gaston Ramon (1886–1963), biologist, veterinarian, discoverer of the anatoxins for diphtheria and tetanus
Web links
Commons : Bellechaume - collection of images, videos and audio files
