Bélesta-en-Lauragais
Bélesta-en-Lauragais (Occitan: Bèl Estar) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Bélesta-en-Lauragais
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 The town hall in Bélesta-en-Lauragais | |
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Location of Bélesta-en-Lauragais 
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  Bélesta-en-Lauragais  Bélesta-en-Lauragais | |
| Coordinates: 43°26′32″N 1°49′24″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse |
| Canton | Revel |
| Intercommunality | Lauragais-Revel-Sorezois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Hubert Sicard |
| Area 1 | 5.59 km2 (2.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 115 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (53/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. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 39 | — |
| 1968 | 74 | +89.7% |
| 1975 | 61 | −17.6% |
| 1982 | 72 | +18.0% |
| 1990 | 66 | −8.3% |
| 1999 | 84 | +27.3% |
| 2008 | 112 | +33.3% |
Astronomical observatory
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.[2]
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Société astronomique de France, “Les Observatoires et les lunettes.” https://saf-astronomie.fr/observatoires/
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