the 17th century the seigneur of Belleville was made a baron. Around 1850 the Baron constructed a Town Hall with the stones of the ancient former stately home of the seigneur. A church of architectural importance was constructed at the end of the 17th century, and belongs to one of the most interesting eras of the Vendean Romanesque style of architecture ('epoque du roman vendéen' in French). Now in a ruinous state, all that remains is the portal composed of four concentric arches. Belleville has a commemorative plaque for the vendéan army of 1793 when General Charette established a headquarters there during the terror (1794–95) for his efforts during the war forcing the 'blues' to sign the Treaty of La Jaunaye. Economy The airline company French Bee, and its parent the Dubreuil Group (which also owns Air Caraïbes, headquartered elsewhere) have their head office in Belleville-sur-Vie. Education The community has two public schools: École publique Les Chaumes, serving preschool and elementary school, and Collège Antoine de Saint-Exupery, - serving junior high school. The sole private school in the community is the École Primaire Privée Saint Augustin, a primary school. The Belleville-sur-Vie community has a media centre. The library is in nearby Saligny. See also Communes of the Vendée department References Former communes of Vendée