Bellac (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Inhabitants are known as Bellachons. Bellac is where the French author Jean Giraudoux, writer of L'Apollon de Bellac, was born in 1882. His house has been turned into a museum. Geography Bellac lies northwest of Limoges at the confluence of the rivers Gartempe and , in the Department of Haute-Vienne. Poitiers is to the northwest, and Angoulême to the southwest. The hills known as the lie immediately to the south. Administration Bellac is a sous-préfecture of Haute-Vienne, governing eight cantons and 63 communes. Transport Bellac is west of the A20 Limoges-Orléans motorway, and lies at a crossroads where the RN145 crosses the RN147. Both these roads had been designated part of the (RCEA) and were thus at risk of being upgraded to motorway. However, the latest thinking is that the RCEA will be re-routed from La Souterraine south down the A20 to Limoges and then via upgraded to the N520/N141 routes to Angoulême and the west. Classifications Bellac is classified as a , a village étape, a , and a . Notable people Jean Giraudoux (1882–1944), writer, dramatist and playwright, was born in Bellac Charles Silvestre (1889–1948), writer, winner of the Prix Femina in 1926, died in Bellac See also Communes of the Haute-Vienne department Anne Pierpont Morgan helped France in two world wars. For her work in Bellac see Wikipedia and the Morgan Library website. References Communes of Haute-Vienne Subprefectures in France County of La Marche