Belloc
Commune in Occitania, France
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Belloc (French pronunciation: [bɛlɔk]; Occitan: Bèllòc) is a commune in the Ariège department of southwestern France.
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 Location of Belloc | |
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| Coordinates: 43°00′51″N 1°55′53″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Pamiers |
| Canton | Mirepoix |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Mirepoix |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Éric Alard[1] |
Area 1 | 9.54 km2 (3.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 84 |
| • Density | 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09048 /09600 |
| Elevation | 345–491 m (1,132–1,611 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is located between Mirepoix and Foix and sits in the midst of a vast agricultural area.
Cuisine
The region features a robust cuisine including cassoulet and confit de canard and wines including the corbieres, minervois and malepere.[citation needed] The semi-hard ewe's milk cheese Abbaye de Belloc was first made here in the monastery of Notre-Dame de Belloc.[citation needed]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 54 | — |
| 1975 | 33 | −6.79% |
| 1982 | 55 | +7.57% |
| 1990 | 44 | −2.75% |
| 1999 | 62 | +3.88% |
| 2007 | 65 | +0.59% |
| 2012 | 64 | −0.31% |
| 2017 | 76 | +3.50% |
| 2023 | 84 | +1.68% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Inhabitants of Belloc are called Bellocois in French.
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