Bélesta, Pyrénées-Orientales

Bélesta (Occitan: Bèl Estar) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Bélesta

Belhestar
Commune
A general view of Bélesta
Coat of arms
Location of Bélesta
Bélesta
Bélesta
Coordinates: 42°43′06″N 2°36′28″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPrades
CantonLa Vallée de l'Agly
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes de Roussillon Conflent
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Frédéric Bourniole
Area
1
20.52 km2 (7.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
221
 • Density11/km2 (28/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.

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

Neighbouring communes

Government and politics
Mayors
Mayor Term start Term end
Jacques Biles[2] ? June 1815
Baptiste Pugnaud[2] June 1815 ?
Gilbert Bourniole 2001 2007
Roger Morin 2007 2014
Frédéric Bourniole 2014

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962306—    
1968312+2.0%
1975262−16.0%
1982247−5.7%
1990223−9.7%
1999215−3.6%
2006214−0.5%
2009219+2.3%

Sites of interest
The Bélesta dolmen
  • Prehistory museum
  • Bélesta dolmen
  • Bélesta cave
  • Church of Saint Barthelemy in Bélesta
  • Church of Saint Barthelemy in Jonqueroles
  • Llébrès, an abandoned medieval hamlet

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Bélesta, le 21 juin 1815, 31 january 2014


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