Bélesta-en-Lauragais Bèl Estar (Occitan) | |
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 The town hall in Bélesta-en-Lauragais | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bélesta-en-Lauragais | |
  Bélesta-en-Lauragais  Bélesta-en-Lauragais | |
| Coordinates:43°26′32″N1°49′24″E / 43.4422°N 1.8233°E /43.4422; 1.8233 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse |
| Canton | Revel |
| Intercommunality | CC aux sources du Canal du Midi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Gouxette[1] |
Area 1 | 5.59 km2 (2.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 112 |
| • Density | 20.0/km2 (51.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31060 /31540 |
| Elevation | 209–300 m (686–984 ft) (avg. 260 m or 850 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bélesta-en-Lauragais (French pronunciation:[belɛstaɑ̃loʁaɡɛ], literallyBélesta inLauragais;Occitan:Belestar de Lauragués) is acommune in theHaute-Garonnedepartment in southwesternFrance.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 74 | — |
| 1975 | 61 | −2.72% |
| 1982 | 72 | +2.40% |
| 1990 | 66 | −1.08% |
| 1999 | 84 | +2.72% |
| 2010 | 112 | +2.65% |
| 2015 | 106 | −1.10% |
| 2021 | 110 | +0.62% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
The inhabitants of the commune are known in French as Bélestais and Bélestaises.
A group of amateur astronomers formed the Association pour le Développement Amateur d’un Grand Instrument d’Observation (ADAGIO), which established the Bélesta Observatory in 1996. In 2019, the association donated the land from the Bélesta Observatory to theSociété astronomique de France, with ADAGIO remaining the owner and operator of the telescopes.[4]
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