Belloc

Commune in Occitania, France

(2020–2026) Éric Alard^[1]Area9.54 km² (3.68 sq mi)Population83 • Density8.7/km² (23/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation345–491 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 (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