Bélesta-en-Lauragais ( oc, Bèl Estar) is a
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country' ...
department in southwestern
France
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.
Population
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
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Communes of the Haute-Garonne department
References
Communes of Haute-Garonne
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