Bélesta-en-Lauragais

Bélesta-en-Lauragais (Occitan: Bèl Estar) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Bélesta-en-Lauragais Bèl Estar  (Occitan)
Commune
The town hall in Bélesta-en-Lauragais
Coat of arms
Location of Bélesta-en-Lauragais
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 km^2 (2.16 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	115
• Density	21/km^2 (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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
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]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Société astronomique de France, “Les Observatoires et les lunettes.” https://saf-astronomie.fr/observatoires/