Belloc

This article is about the place in France. For the family, see Belloc (surname). For the fictional character from the Lucifer comics, see Elaine Belloc.

Belloc
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Belloc
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Coordinates: 43°00′51″N 1°55′53″E
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 km^2 (3.68 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	83
• Density	8.7/km^2 (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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Belloc

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

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

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

• Communes of the Ariège department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.