Appenai-sous-Bellême

Commune in Normandy, France

(2020–2026) Daniel Jean^[1]Area10.74 km² (4.15 sq mi)Population278 • Density26/km² (67/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation123–196 m (404–643 ft)
(avg. 192 m or 630 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Appenai-sous-Bellême (French pronunciation: [apənɛ su bɛlɛm] ^ⓘ, Appenai under Bellême) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	293	—
1975	238	−2.93%
1982	199	−2.52%
1990	223	+1.43%
1999	222	−0.05%
2009	240	+0.78%
2014	263	+1.85%
2020	280	+1.05%
Source: INSEE[3]

Notable buildings and places

National heritage sites

• Château des Feugerets is a 16th century Cahteau, declared as a Monument historique in 2001. The Chateau grounds are shared with the neighbouring commune of La Chapelle-Souëf^[4][5]

See also

• Communes of the Orne department

References