Belz, Morbihan
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Belz | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Belz | |
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| Coordinates: 47°40′37″N 3°10′06″W / 47.6769°N 3.1683°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Brittany |
| Department | Morbihan |
| Arrondissement | Lorient |
| Canton | Quiberon |
| Intercommunality | Auray Quiberon Terre Atlantique |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Goasmat[1] |
Area 1 | 15.67 km2 (6.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,893 |
| • Density | 248.4/km2 (643.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 56013 /56550 |
| Elevation | 0–33 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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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.
