Bellocq
{{For|the American photographer|E. J. Bellocq}}
{{Infobox French commune
|name = Bellocq
|commune status = Commune
|image = Sortie de Bellocq.JPG
|caption = The road from Bellocq
|arrondissement = Pau
|canton = Orthez et Terres des Gaves et du Sel
|INSEE = 64108
|postal code = 64270
|term = 2020–2026
|coordinates = {{coord|43.5175|-0.9147|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 41
|elevation min m = 18
|elevation max m = 159
|area km2 = 12.65
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Bellocq ({{IPA|fr|bɛlɔk}}; {{langx|oc|Bètlòc}}) is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in southwestern France.
Inhabitants of Bellocq are called Bellocquais in French.[https://www.habitants.fr/pyrenees-atlantiques-64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques], habitants.fr
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.{{Base Mérimée|PA00084351|Château de Bellocq}}
Personalities
- Robert Cazala, born 1934 in Bellocq, former French cyclist.
See also
References
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