Bélesta-en-Lauragais
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Bélesta-en-Lauragais
|native name = {{native name|oc|Bèl Estar}}
|commune status = Commune
|image = Belestalaur mairie.JPG
|caption = The town hall in Bélesta-en-Lauragais
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Bélesta-en-Lauragais (Haute-Garonne).svg
|arrondissement = Toulouse
|canton = Revel
|INSEE = 31060
|postal code = 31540
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Lauragais-Revel-Sorezois
|coordinates = {{coord|43.4422|1.8233|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 260
|elevation min m = 209
|elevation max m = 300
|area km2 = 5.59
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Bélesta-en-Lauragais ({{IPA|fr|belɛsta ɑ̃ loʁaɡɛ}}, literally Bélesta in Lauragais; {{langx|oc|Belestar de Lauragués}}) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Population
{{Historical populations
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1962|39|
1968|74|
1975|61|
1982|72|
1990|66|
1999|84|
2006|107|
2007|110|
2008|112|
2012|108|
2015|106|
2017|115|
2018|117
}}
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The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bélestais and Bélestaises.
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.Société astronomique de France, “Les Observatoires et les lunettes.” https://saf-astronomie.fr/observatoires/
See also
References
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Category:Communes of Haute-Garonne
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