Belloc
For the writers named Belloc, see Hilaire Belloc and Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes.
For the fictional character from the Lucifer comics, see Elaine Belloc.
| Belloc | |
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  Belloc | |
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Location within Occitanie region  Belloc | |
| Coordinates: 43°00′51″N 1°55′53″E / 43.0142°N 1.9314°ECoordinates: 43°00′51″N 1°55′53″E / 43.0142°N 1.9314°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Pamiers |
| Canton | Mirepoix |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Mirepoix |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | André Barthez |
| Area1 | 9.54 km2 (3.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 66 |
| • Density | 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09048 / 09600 |
| Elevation |
345–491 m (1,132–1,611 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Belloc 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
The region features a robust cuisine including cassoulet and confit de canard and wines including the corbieres, minervois and malepere. The semi-hard ewe's milk cheese Abbaye de Belloc was first made here in the monastery of Notre-Dame de Belloc.
Population
Inhabitants of Belloc are called Bellocois.
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 24 | — |
| 1968 | 54 | +125.0% |
| 1975 | 33 | −38.9% |
| 1982 | 55 | +66.7% |
| 1990 | 44 | −20.0% |
| 1999 | 62 | +40.9% |
| 2008 | 66 | +6.5% |
See also
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