Belloc | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Belloc (Ariège).svg |
Arrondissement: | Pamiers |
Canton: | Mirepoix |
Insee: | 09048 |
Postal Code: | 09600 |
Mayor: | Éric Alard[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | Pays de Mirepoix |
Coordinates: | 43.0142°N 1.9314°W |
Elevation M: | 400 |
Elevation Min M: | 345 |
Elevation Max M: | 491 |
Area Km2: | 9.54 |
Belloc (pronounced as /fr/; oc|Bèllòc) is a commune in the Ariège department of southwestern France.
It is located between Mirepoix and Foix and sits in the midst of a vast agricultural area.
The region features a robust cuisine including cassoulet and confit de canard and wines including the corbieres, minervois and malepere. The semi-hard ewe's milk cheese Abbaye de Belloc was first made here in the monastery of Notre-Dame de Belloc.
Inhabitants of Belloc are called Bellocois.