La Bastide-de-Besplas is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.[3]
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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 (2020–2026) | Dominique Antolini[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.22 km2 (3.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 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. | |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Besplasois or Besplasoises.[4]
Geography edit
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.[5][6]
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.[5][6]
History edit
La Bastide-de-Besplas appears as la Bafude de Besplas on the 1750 Cassini Map[7] and as la Bailute on the 1790 version.[8]
Administration edit
| From | To | Name |
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| 2001 | 2014 | Jean-Pierre Bernabé |
| 2014 | 2020 | Nicolas Gareia |
| 2020 | 2026 | Dominique Antolini |
Demography edit
In 2017 the commune had 380 inhabitants.
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Culture and heritage edit
Religious heritage edit
The Chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Bout-du-pont (1663)
is registered as an historical monument.[12]
The Chapel contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Commemorative plaque (1728)
[13] - A Ceiling Mural (18th century) [14]
- A Statue: Christ on the Cross (16th century) [15]
- A Retable (17th century) [16]
The Parish Church also contains many items that are registered as historical oobjects:
- A Painting: The beheading of Saint John the Baptist (17th century) [17]
- A Bronze Bell (1410) [18]
- A Statue: Saint Louis (18th century) [19]
- A Statue: Virgin and child (17th century) [20]
- A Statue: Saint John the Baptist (18th century) [21]
- A Chalice (19th century) [22]
- An Offering Cross (19th century) [23]
- A Chalice (19th century) [24]
- A Group Sculpture: Virgin of Pity (18th century) [25]
Notable people linked to the commune edit
- 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 edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ 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)
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Bastide-de-Besplas, EHESS (in French).
- ^ 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)
