Bellocq

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Location of Bellocq

(2020–2026) Idelette Demaison^[1]Area

12.65 km² (4.88 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

912 • Density72/km² (190/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

64108 /64270

Elevation18–159 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.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bellocq.

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Pyrénées-Atlantiques, habitants.fr
^ Base Mérimée: Château de Bellocq, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)