La Bastide-de-Besplas
La Bastide-de-Besplas | |
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Coordinates: 43°10′03″N 1°16′32″E / 43.1675°N 1.2756°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Ariège |
Arrondissement | Saint-Girons |
Canton | Arize-Lèze |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Nicolas Gareia |
Area 1 | 10.22 km2 (3.95 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 377 |
• Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 09038 /09350 |
Elevation | 234–391 m (768–1,283 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
La Bastide-de-Besplas is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.[2]
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Besplasois or Besplasoises.[3]
Geography
La Bastide-de-Besplas is an old Bastide in the Massif de Plantaurel some 50 km south by south-west of Toulouse and 20 km west by north-west of Pamiers. Both the northern and southern borders of the commune are the departmental border with Haute-Garonne. Access to the commune is by the D628 from Montesquieu-Volvestre in the north-west which passes through the centre of the commune and the village and continues south-east to Daumazan-sur-Arize. The D326 branches off the D628 in the commune and goes north to join the D408 north of the commune. The commune is mostly farmland interspersed with some forest.[4][5]
The Arize river flows through the centre of the commune and the village flowing from south-east to north-west where it continues to join the Garonne at Carbonne. The TaiVades stream rises in the north of the commune and flows north-west forming part of the northern border before joining the Arize on the commune border. The Ruisseau de Bergou forms the south-eastern border as it flows south-west to join the Arize. The Ruisseau d'Argain forms the southern border of the commune as it flows east to join the Arize in Daumazan-sur-Arize commune.[4][5]
History
La Bastide-de-Besplas appears as la Bafude de Besplas on the 1750 Cassini Map[6] and as la Bailute on the 1790 version.[7]
Administration
From | To | Name | Party | Position |
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2001 | 2014 | Jean-Pierre Bernabé | ||
2014 | 2020 | Nicolas Gareia |
(Not all data is known)
Demography
In 2017 the commune had 380 inhabitants.
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Source: EHESS[9] and INSEE[10] |
Culture and heritage
Religious heritage
The Chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Bout-du-pont (1663) is registered as an historical monument.[11]
The Chapel contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Commemorative plaque (1728)[12]
- A Ceiling Mural (18th century)[13]
- A Statue: Christ on the Cross (16th century)[14]
- A Retable (17th century)[15]
The Parish Church also contains many items that are registered as historical oobjects:
- A Painting: The beheading of Saint John the Baptist (17th century)[16]
- A Bronze Bell (1410)[17]
- A Statue: Saint Louis (18th century)[18]
- A Statue: Virgin and child (17th century)[19]
- A Statue: Saint John the Baptist (18th century)[20]
- A Chalice (19th century)[21]
- An Offering Cross (19th century)[22]
- A Chalice (19th century)[23]
- A Group Sculpture: Virgin of Pity (18th century)[24]
Notable people linked to the commune
- Louis Astre, French trade unionist, born in the commune, where his parents were teachers, and spent his early years there.
- Henri Cuq, French Politician
- Abbot Casy Rivière
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ La Bastide-de-Besplas on Lion1906
- ^ Inhabitants of Ariège (in French)
- ^ a b c La Bastide-de-Besplas on Google Maps
- ^ a b La Bastide-de-Besplas on the Géoportail from National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- ^ la Bafude de Besplas on the 1750 Cassini Map
- ^ la Bailute on the 1790 Cassini Map
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Données Cassini, EHESS
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00093772 Chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Bout-du-pont (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000090 Commemorative Plaque (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000089 Ceiling mural (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000088 Statue: Christ on the cross (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000087 Retable (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000965 PM09000079 Painting: The beheading of Saint John the Baptist (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000078 Bronze Bell (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000086 Statue: Saint Louis (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000085 Statue: Virgin and child (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000084 Statue: Saint John the Baptist (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000083 Chalice (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000082 Offering Cross (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000081 Chalice (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000080 Group Sculpture: Virgin of Pity (in French)