▁Au ver g ne ▁and ▁Lim ousin . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁A ub us son ▁and ▁Fel letin , ▁t apest ry ▁work sh ops ▁were ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁during ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁Renaissance . ▁Bel leg arde ▁was ▁even ▁considered ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁a ▁" rival " ▁of ▁A ub us son ▁and ▁Fel letin ▁in ▁this ▁activity . ▁ ▁Geography ▁A ▁far ming ▁village ▁situated ▁some ▁ ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁A ub us son ▁at ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁the ▁D 9 , ▁D 3 9 , ▁D 4 0 a ▁and ▁the ▁D 9 8 8 ▁roads . ▁ ▁Population ▁ ▁S ights ▁ ▁The ▁church , ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century . ▁ ▁A ▁six teenth - century ▁tower . ▁ ▁Some ▁very ▁old ▁houses . ▁ ▁Rem ains ▁of ▁a ▁fe ud al ▁castle . ▁ ▁The ▁chap el ▁of ▁Notre - D ame , ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century . ▁ ▁Tour ▁Jac quer on , ▁a ▁def ensive ▁tower ▁mark ing ▁the ▁East ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁Bast ide . ▁ ▁Personal ities ▁ ▁François ▁G ou bert ▁( 1 7 3 5 - 1 8 1 5 ), ▁is ▁a ▁cl erg yman ▁and ▁a ▁politician . ▁Pref ect ▁of ▁A ub us son ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 2 , ▁he ▁became ▁parish ▁priest ▁in ▁Bel leg arde ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 8 ▁and ▁official ▁of ▁Ch én éra illes . ▁He