Bellocq

Bellocq
Commune
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Location of Bellocq
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Coordinates: 43°31′03″N 0°54′53″W / 43.5175°N 0.9147°W / 43.5175; -0.9147
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Arrondissement	Pau
Canton	Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Idelette Demaison[1]
Area 1	12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	912
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64108 /64270
Elevation	18–159 m (59–522 ft) (avg. 41 m or 135 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bellocq (French pronunciation: [bɛlɔk]; Occitan: Bètlòc) is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.

Inhabitants of Bellocq are called Bellocquais in French.^[3]

Economy

The commune is part of the wine zone appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) du Béarn. Since 1991, the AOC Béarn-Bellocq applies to wines grown in the communes of Bellocq, Lahontan, Orthez and Salies-de-Béarn.

Bellocq is also part of the cheese producing zone d'appellation, l'Ossau-Iraty.

Sights

• The Château de Bellocq is a ruined castle dating partly from the 13th century.^[4]

Personalities

• Robert Cazala, born 1934 in Bellocq, former French cyclist.

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References

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