# Belloc

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**Belloc** (bɛlɔk; Occitan: *Bèllòc*) is a [commune](/source/Communes_of_France) in the [Ariège](/source/Ari%C3%A8ge_(department)) [department](/source/Departments_of_France) of southwestern [France](/source/France).

It is located between [Mirepoix](/source/Mirepoix,_Ari%C3%A8ge) and [Foix](/source/Foix) and sits in the midst of a vast agricultural area.

## Cuisine

The region features a robust cuisine including [cassoulet](/source/Cassoulet) and [confit de canard](/source/Confit_de_canard) and wines including the corbieres, [minervois](/source/Minervois) and malepere.[citation needed] The semi-hard ewe's milk cheese [Abbaye de Belloc](/source/Abbaye_de_Belloc) was first made here in the monastery of Notre-Dame de Belloc.[citation needed]

## Population

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1968 54 — 1975 33 −38.9% 1982 55 +66.7% 1990 44 −20.0% 1999 62 +40.9% 2007 65 +4.8% 2012 64 −1.5% 2017 76 +18.8% 2023 84 +10.5%

INSEE[2]

Inhabitants of Belloc are called *Bellocois* in French.

## See also

- [Communes of the Ariège department](/source/Communes_of_the_Ari%C3%A8ge_department)

## References

1. ["Répertoire national des élus: les maires"](https://www.data.gouv.fr/en/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503) (in French). *data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises*. 9 August 2021.

1. [Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023](https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-09048#tableau-POPREF_G1), INSEE

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