Arbas
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens | |
| Canton | Bagneres-de-Luchon | |
| Community association | Cagire Garonne Salad | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 0 ′ N , 0 ° 54 ′ E | |
| height | 392-840 m | |
| surface | 7.32 km 2 | |
| Residents | 263 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 36 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31160 | |
| INSEE code | 31011 | |
 Church Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité |
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Arbas is a French commune with 263 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region (previously Midi-Pyrénées ). The inhabitants are known as Arbasiens .
geography
The municipality is located in Comminges , 28 kilometers southeast of Saint-Gaudens , at the foot of the Pyrenees in the Massif d'Arbas and on the Arbas River .
Neighboring municipalities are: Montastruc-de-Salies , Fougaron , Herran and Chein-Dessus .
history
Finds in the grotto Pène-Blanque testify to a prehistoric settlement of the area.
In the 11th century was basic rule that the monastery in Longages shelter. Since 1311 the rule belonged to the local nobility, only the pastoral position was occupied by the monastery until the revolution .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 254 | 213 | 166 | 180 | 158 | 186 | 241 | 234 | 263 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||
Attractions
- Church Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité built from the 12th century
- Gourgue Castle, built in the 16th century
- 17th century manor house
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 43-44.
Web links
Commons : Arbas - collection of images, videos and audio files
