Bélesta (French pronunciation: [belɛsta] (listen); Occitan: Bèl Estar; Catalan: Bellestar) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Bélesta
Belhestar | |
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Commune | |
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Coordinates: 42°43′06″N 2°36′28″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
Arrondissement | Prades |
Canton | La Vallée de l'Agly |
Intercommunality | Roussillon-Conflent |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Frédéric Bourniole[1] |
Area 1 | 20.52 km2 (7.92 sq mi) |
Population | 216 |
• Density | 11/km2 (27/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 66019 /66720 |
Elevation | 122–561 m (400–1,841 ft) (avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Bélesta is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Places adjacent to Bélesta, Pyrénées-Orientales | ||||||||||||||||
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Mayor | Term start | Term end |
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Jacques Biles[3] | ? | June 1815 |
Baptiste Pugnaud[3] | June 1815 | ? |
Gilbert Bourniole | 2001 | 2007 |
Roger Morin | 2007 | 2014 |
Frédéric Bourniole | 2014 |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 306 | — |
1968 | 312 | +2.0% |
1975 | 262 | −16.0% |
1982 | 247 | −5.7% |
1990 | 223 | −9.7% |
1999 | 215 | −3.6% |
2006 | 214 | −0.5% |
2009 | 219 | +2.3% |
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