Bellocq
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
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bellocq.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Pyrénées-Atlantiques, habitants.fr
- ^ Base Mérimée: Château de Bellocq, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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