Bestiac
Commune in Occitanie, France
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Bestiac (French pronunciation: [bɛstjak]; Occitan: Vestiac) is a commune in the Ariège department of southwestern France.
Bestiac | |
|---|---|
 Location of Bestiac | |
  Bestiac Location within France  Bestiac Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 42°46′07″N 1°47′17″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Foix |
| Canton | Haute-Ariège |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gérard Tauriac[1] |
Area 1 | 6.57 km2 (2.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 35 |
| • Density | 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09053 /09250 |
| Elevation | 709–1,866 m (2,326–6,122 ft) (avg. 830 m or 2,720 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 23 | — |
| 1975 | 13 | −7.83% |
| 1982 | 14 | +1.06% |
| 1990 | 19 | +3.89% |
| 1999 | 12 | −4.98% |
| 2007 | 16 | +3.66% |
| 2012 | 20 | +4.56% |
| 2017 | 19 | −1.02% |
| 2023 | 35 | +10.72% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Inhabitants of Bestiac are called Bestiacois in French.
