Belloc

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

Belloc (French pronunciation: [bɛlɔk]; Occitan: Bèllòc) is a commune in the Ariège department of southwestern France.

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 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.

Belloc

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