Bellême

Bellême (French pronunciation: [bɛlɛm] ⓘ) is a commune in the Orne department in northwestern France.

[4] The musicologist Guillaume André Villoteau (1759–1839) was born in Bellême, as was Aristide Boucicaut (1810-1877), owner of Le Bon Marché, the world's first department store.

This town is possibly the origin of the English and French surname Bellamy.

or Azure semy de lys Or, a bordure gules bezanty (Or).

The Commune has six buildings and areas listed as a Monument historique.

Arms of Bellême
Arms of Bellême