| Bélesta | |
| Native Name: | Belhestar |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Bélesta (Pyrénées-Orientales).svg |
| Arrondissement: | Prades |
| Canton: | La Vallée de l'Agly |
| Insee: | 66019 |
| Postal Code: | 66720 |
| Mayor: | Frédéric Bourniole[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Roussillon-Conflent |
| Coordinates: | 42.7183°N 2.6078°W |
| Elevation M: | 380 |
| Elevation Min M: | 122 |
| Elevation Max M: | 561 |
| Area Km2: | 20.52 |
Bélesta (in French pronounced as /belɛsta/; Occitan (post 1500);: Bèl Estar; Catalan; Valencian: Bellestar) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Bélesta is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
| Mayor | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacques Biles[2] | ? | June 1815 | |
| Baptiste Pugnaud | June 1815 | ? | |
| Gilbert Bourniole | 2001 | 2007 | |
| Roger Morin | 2007 | 2014 | |
| Frédéric Bourniole | 2014 |