Antichan

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Antichan
Antishan
Antichan coat of arms
Antichan (France)
Antichan
region Occitania
Department Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement Bagneres-de-Bigorre
Canton La Vallée de la Barousse
Community association Neste Barousse
Coordinates 43 ° 0 ′  N , 0 ° 35 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 0 ′  N , 0 ° 35 ′  E
height 493-648 m
surface 1.19 km 2
Residents 35 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 29 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 65370
INSEE code 65014

old view of Antichan Castle

Antichan ( Gaskognisch Antishan ) is a French commune with 35 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre and the municipality of Neste Barousse . Its inhabitants are called Antichanois / Antichanoises .

geography

Antichan is located around 49 kilometers southeast of the city of Tarbes in the east of the Hautes-Pyrénées department. The community consists of the village of Antichan and the group of houses Piqué. Large parts of the community are mountainous and forested. The Ourse runs through the municipality northwards and partially forms the western municipality boundary. The highest point in the municipality is the Soulas . In terms of traffic, the municipality is located away from major traffic routes.

history

The place is mentioned indirectly (a Antissa ) by name for the first time around the year 1235/1236 in the documents of Bonnefont. In the Middle Ages, the place was within the county of Barousse in the Armagnac region , which in turn was part of the Gascogne province. The parish belonged to the district La Barthe from 1793 to 1801. In addition, Antichan was located within the canton of Mauléon-Barousse from 1793 to 2015 . The municipality has been part of the Bagnères-de-Bigorre arrondissement since 1801.

Population development

year 1793 1806 1821 1831 1911 1921 1936 1946 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2014
Residents 148 178 141 184 106 84 82 50 42 50 41 31 21st 27 29 34
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Saturnin village church ; with pyxis from the 13th / 14th centuries Century, a monument historique since 1984
  • Devotional chapel and prayer house
  • Commemorative plaque for the fallen
  • Village well from 1813
  • Crossroads Croix de Mission and several other crossroads
  • Lavoir (wash house)
  • Claw stand at the village entrance

Web links

Commons : Antichan  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Description of the Monument historique (French)
  2. ↑ Commemorative plaque for the fallen