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BELLEY , a town of eastern France, capital of an arrondissement in the department of Ain, 52 M. S.E. of Bourg by the Paris-Lyon railway. Pop. (1906), town, 3709; commune, 5707. It is situated on vine-covered hills at the southernextremity of the Jura, 3 M. from the right bank of the Rhone. Apart from the cathedral
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grain , wine, truffles and dressed pork. Belley is of Roman origin, and in the 5th century became an episcopal see. It was the capital of the province of Bugey, which was a dependency of Savoy till 16or, when it was ceded to France. In 1385 the town was almost entirely destroyed by an act of incendiarism, but was subsequently rebuilt by the dukes of Savoy, who surrounded it with ramparts of which little is left.End of Article: BELLEY If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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