Belvès (; Languedocien: Belvés) is a former commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. In 1973 it absorbed the former commune Fongalop.Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0024, 28 January 1973, pp. 1114-1117. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Pays-de-Belvès.Arrêté préfectoral 21 December 2015
It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France. The nearest city is Sarlat-la-Canéda.
Population
Notable inhabitants Jacques Rispal, (1 August 1923 – 9 February 1986) was a French film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1952 and 1986.
See also Communes of the Dordogne department
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