Originally Posted by
andmalc
I want to like this bike as it appears to have been named after the city I live in.
It's more likely this.......... (from the Wiki)
"Belleville is a neighbourhood of Paris, France, parts of which lie in four different arrondissements. The major portion of Belleville straddles the borderline between the 20th arrondissement and the 19th; the remainder lies in the 10th and 11th arrondissements.
It was once the independent commune (municipality) of Belleville which was annexed by the City of Paris in 1860 and divided between two arrondissements along its main street, the Rue de Belleville. Geographically, the neighborhood is situated on and around a hill, the highest of the French capital. The name Belleville (literally "beautiful town") is most likely derived from belle vue (beautiful view)."