Balesta
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens | |
| Canton | Saint-Gaudens | |
| Community association | Coeur et Coteaux du Comminges | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 12 ' N , 0 ° 34' E | |
| height | 355-498 m | |
| surface | 7.16 km 2 | |
| Residents | 148 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31580 | |
| INSEE code | 31043 | |
Balesta is a French commune with 148 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region (before 2016 Midi-Pyrénées ). The inhabitants are known as the Balestois .
Neighboring communities
Nizan-Gesse , Sarrecave , Larroque , Cazaril-Tambourès , Boudrac and Bazordan in the Hautes-Pyrénées department .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 | |
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| Residents | 262 | 253 | 197 | 177 | 172 | 149 | 170 | 148 | |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- St Blaise Church, built in the 14th century
- Wash house
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 1037-1038.
Web links
Commons : Balesta - collection of images, videos and audio files
