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Commune in Occitania, France
Bélesta Belhestar
Commune
A general view of BélestaA general view of Bélesta
Coat of arms of BélestaCoat of arms
Location of Bélesta
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Coordinates: 42°43′06″N 2°36′28″E / 42.7183°N 2.6078°E / 42.7183; 2.6078
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLa Vallée de l'Agly
IntercommunalityRoussillon-Conflent
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Frédéric Bourniole
Area20.52 km (7.92 sq mi)
Population212
 • Density10/km (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code66019 /66720
Elevation122–561 m (400–1,841 ft)
(avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bélesta (French pronunciation: [belɛsta] ; Occitan: Bèl Estar; Catalan: Bellestar) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Localisation

Bélesta is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Map of Bélesta and its surrounding communes
Places adjacent to Bélesta, Pyrénées-Orientales
Cassagnes Montner
Caramany Bélesta Millas
Montalba-le-Château Ille-sur-Têt Néfiach

Government and politics

Mayors
Mayor Term start Term end
Jacques Biles ? June 1815
Baptiste Pugnaud June 1815 ?
Gilbert Bourniole 2001 2007
Roger Morin 2007 2014
Frédéric Bourniole 2014

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 312—    
1975 262−2.46%
1982 247−0.84%
1990 223−1.27%
1999 215−0.41%
2007 214−0.06%
2012 225+1.01%
2017 221−0.36%
Source: INSEE

Sites of interest

  • Prehistory museum
  • Bélesta dolmen
  • Bélesta cave
  • Church of Saint Barthelemy in Bélesta
  • Church of Saint Barthelemy in Jonqueroles
  • Llébrès, an abandoned medieval hamlet
  • Caladroy, hamlet with Château de Caladroy and an important winery
  • Bélesta dolmen Bélesta dolmen
  • Medieval gate Medieval gate
  • Ancien fortification Ancien fortification
  • Church of Saint Barthelemy de Bélesta church (west) Church of Saint Barthelemy de Bélesta church (west)
  • Church of Saint Barthelemy de Bélesta church (northeast) Church of Saint Barthelemy de Bélesta church (northeast)
  • Inscription above the portal of Saint-Barthélemy de Bélesta church, dated 1648 Inscription above the portal of Saint-Barthélemy de Bélesta church, dated 1648
  • Museum of prehistory Museum of prehistory
  • Château de Caladroy Château de Caladroy
  • Chapel Sacré-Cœur de Jésus of château de Caladroy Chapel Sacré-Cœur de Jésus of château de Caladroy
  • Chapel Saint-Michel of château de Caladroy Chapel Saint-Michel of château de Caladroy

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Bélesta, le 21 juin 1815, 31 january 2014
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department


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