Belz, Morbihan

Belz
Coat of arms of Belz
Location of Belz
Belz is located in France
Belz
Belz
Location within France
Belz is located in Brittany
Belz
Belz
Location within Brittany
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
1
15.67 km2 (6.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
3,893
 • Density248.4/km2 (643.4/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.

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

The island of Saint-Cado in Belz (July 2022)

Population

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%
2023 3,893+0.80%
Source: INSEE[3]

Inhabitants of Belz are called Belzois in French.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE