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Belloc

Coordinates: 43°00′51″N 1°55′53″E / 43.0142°N 1.9314°E / 43.0142; 1.9314
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Belloc
Coat of arms of Belloc
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Location of Belloc
Belloc is located in France
Belloc
Belloc
Belloc is located in Occitanie
Belloc
Belloc
Coordinates: 43°00′51″N 1°55′53″E / 43.0142°N 1.9314°E / 43.0142; 1.9314
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentAriège
ArrondissementPamiers
CantonMirepoix
IntercommunalityPays de Mirepoix
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Éric Alard[1]
Area
1
9.54 km2 (3.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
84
 • Density8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
09048 /09600
Elevation345–491 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.

Belloc (French pronunciation: [bɛlɔk]; Occitan: Bèllòc) is a commune in the Ariège department of southwestern France.

It is located between Mirepoix and Foix and sits in the midst of a vast agricultural area.

Cuisine

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE


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