Bélesta, Pyrénées-Orientales

Bélesta Belhestar
Commune
A general view of Bélesta
Coat of arms
Location of Bélesta
(2020–2026)		Frédéric Bourniole[1]
Area 1	20.52 km2 (7.92 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	212
• Density	10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	66019 /66720
Elevation	122–561 m (400–1,841 ft) (avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bélesta (French pronunciation: [belɛsta] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Bèl Estar; Catalan: Bellestar) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Localisation

Bélesta is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

Government and politics

Mayors

Population

Sites of interest

• Prehistory museum
• Bélesta dolmen
• Bélesta cave
• Church of Saint Barthelemy in Bélesta
• Church of Saint Barthelemy in Jonqueroles
• Llébrès, an abandoned medieval hamlet
• Caladroy, hamlet with Château de Caladroy and an important winery

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  Bélesta dolmen
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  Medieval gate
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  Ancien fortification
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  Church of Saint Barthelemy de Bélesta church (west)
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  Church of Saint Barthelemy de Bélesta church (northeast)
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  Inscription above the portal of Saint-Barthélemy de Bélesta church, dated 1648
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  Museum of prehistory
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  Château de Caladroy
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  Chapel Sacré-Cœur de Jésus of château de Caladroy
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  Chapel Saint-Michel of château de Caladroy

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

References

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