Bélesta, Pyrénées-Orientales

Bélesta
Belhestar
Commune
A general view of Bélesta
A general view of Bélesta
Coat of arms of Bélesta
Coat of arms
Location of Bélesta
Bélesta is located in France
Bélesta
Bélesta
Bélesta is located in Occitanie
Bélesta
Bélesta
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[1]
Area
1
20.52 km2 (7.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
212
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66019 /66720
Elevation122–561 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 (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

Government and politics

Mayors
Mayor Term start Term end
Jacques Biles[3] ? June 1815
Baptiste Pugnaud[3] 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[4]

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". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Bélesta, le 21 juin 1815, 31 january 2014
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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