Bélesta-en-Lauragais
Bélesta-en-Lauragais
Bèl Estar (Occitan) | |
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 The town hall in Bélesta-en-Lauragais | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bélesta-en-Lauragais  | |
  Bélesta-en-Lauragais  Bélesta-en-Lauragais | |
| Coordinates: 43°26′32″N 1°49′24″E / 43.4422°N 1.8233°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse |
| Canton | Revel |
| Intercommunality | CC aux sources du Canal du Midi |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Gouxette[1] |
Area 1 | 5.59 km2 (2.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 112 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31060 /31540 |
| Elevation | 209–300 m (686–984 ft) (avg. 260 m or 850 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bélesta-en-Lauragais (French pronunciation: [belɛsta ɑ̃ loʁaɡɛ], literally Bélesta in Lauragais; Occitan: Belestar de Lauragués) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 74 | — |
| 1975 | 61 | −2.72% |
| 1982 | 72 | +2.40% |
| 1990 | 66 | −1.08% |
| 1999 | 84 | +2.72% |
| 2010 | 112 | +2.65% |
| 2015 | 106 | −1.10% |
| 2021 | 110 | +0.62% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
The inhabitants of the commune are known in French as Bélestais and Bélestaises.
Astronomical observatory
[edit]A group of amateur astronomers formed the Association pour le Développement Amateur d’un Grand Instrument d’Observation (ADAGIO), which established the Bélesta Observatory in 1996. In 2019, the association donated the land from the Bélesta Observatory to the Société astronomique de France, with ADAGIO remaining the owner and operator of the telescopes.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Société astronomique de France, “Les Observatoires et les lunettes.” https://saf-astronomie.fr/observatoires/
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