Belloc | |
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Location of Belloc  | |
  Belloc  Belloc | |
| Coordinates:43°00′51″N1°55′53″E / 43.0142°N 1.9314°E /43.0142; 1.9314 | |
| 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 (2022)[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. | |
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Belloc (French pronunciation:[bɛlɔk];Occitan:Bèllòc) is acommune in theAriègedepartment of southwesternFrance.
It is located betweenMirepoix andFoix and sits in the midst of a vast agricultural area.
The region features a robust cuisine includingcassoulet andconfit de canard and wines including the corbieres,minervois and malepere. The semi-hard ewe's milk cheeseAbbaye de Belloc was first made here in the monastery of Notre-Dame de Belloc.
Inhabitants of Belloc are calledBellocois.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 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% |
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