Batsere
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Hautes-Pyrénées | |
Arrondissement | Bagneres-de-Bigorre | |
Canton | La Vallée de l'Arros et des Baïses | |
Community association | Communes du Plateau de Lannemezan | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 4 ′ N , 0 ° 17 ′ E | |
height | 387-634 m | |
surface | 2.30 km 2 | |
Residents | 36 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 65130 | |
INSEE code | 65071 | |
View of the center of Batsère |
Batsère is a French commune with 36 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre and the canton of La Vallée de l'Arros et des Baïses (until 2015: canton of La Barthe-de-Neste ).
The inhabitants are called Batsérois and Batséroises .
geography
Batsère is located about eleven kilometers east of Bagnères-de-Bigorre in the historic vice-county of Nébouzan .
Batsère is surrounded by the six neighboring communities:
Sarlabous | Avezac-Prat-Lahitte | |
Escots | Espèche | |
Bulan | Lomne |
Batsère lies in the catchment area of the Adour River . The Arros , one of its tributaries, forms the natural border with the neighboring municipality of Espèche to the east.
Toponymy
The Occitan name of the municipality is Vathsèra. The first part "Bat" is derived from the Gascognischen vath ( German valley ). There are various theories surrounding the second part, none of which seem plausible. So its origin remains unclear.
Toponyms and mentions of Batsère were:
- A Bad Cera (around 1200–1230, copy book of the County of Bigorre ),
- Homines de Vallesserra (1300, elevation in Bigorre),
- De Batsera (1313, Debita regi Navarre tax list ),
- de Bodeserra (1379, Prokuration Tarbes ),
- Batxère (1750, 1793 and 1801, map from Cassini , Notice Communale or Bulletin des lois ).
Population development
After records began, the population rose to a peak of around 180 by the second half of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community decreased to 30 inhabitants with brief recovery phases by the 1980s, before a growth phase began, the most recent But time stagnates again.
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2017 |
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Residents | 57 | 43 | 39 | 30th | 36 | 38 | 44 | 45 | 36 |
Attractions
- 19th century parish church of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste
Economy and Infrastructure
Batsère is located in the AOC zones of the Porc noir de Bigorre pig breed and the Jambon noir de Bigorre ham .
sport and freetime
- The long-distance hiking trail GR 78, called La voie des Piémonts , leads from Carcassonne to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port also through the center of Batsère. It is considered the Camino de Santiago alongside the four main routes in France.
- The regional long-distance hiking trail GR de Pays Tour des Baronnies de Bigorre runs in sections parallel to the GR 78 and also leads through the center of Batsère.
traffic
Batsère is crossed by Route départementale 82.
Web links
- Website of the Working Group of Noir de Bigorre (French)
- Batsère on the Association of Municipalities website (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hautes-Pyrénées ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ↑ Ma commune: Batsère ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ↑ Batsère ( fr ) Hautes-Pyrenees. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ^ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ↑ a b Notice Communale Batsère ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Batsère (65071) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Batsère (65071) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ↑ La voie des Piémonts ( fr ) Agence de Coopération Interrégionale et Réseau “Chemins de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle”. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- ↑ GRP Baronnies ( fr ) Fédération française de la randonnée pédestre (FFRandonnée / FFRP). Retrieved October 10, 2019.