Bellocq

Bellocq
Commune
The road from Bellocq
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
Area 1	12.65 km2 (4.88 sq mi)
Elevation	41 m (135 ft)
Highest elevation	159 m (522 ft)
Lowest elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Population  (2023)	933
• Density	73.8/km2 (191/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	64108 /64270
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.

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.

Personalities

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

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department

References

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