Batsere

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Batsere
Batsère coat of arms
Batsère (France)
Batsere
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 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 Neighboring communities 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.

Mayor's Office ( Mairie ) of Batsère

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
Residents 57 43 39 30th 36 38 44 45 36
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006
Parish Church of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste

Attractions

  • 19th century parish church of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste

Economy and Infrastructure

Porcs Noirs de Bigorre

Batsère is located in the AOC zones of the Porc noir de Bigorre pig breed and the Jambon noir de Bigorre ham .

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
Total = 3
Camino de Santiago logo

sport and freetime

  • 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

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hautes-Pyrénées ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  2. ↑ Ma commune: Batsère ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  3. ↑ Batsère ( fr ) Hautes-Pyrenees. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  4. ^ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  5. ↑ a b Notice Communale Batsère ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  6. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Batsère (65071) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Batsère (65071) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  9. ↑ La voie des Piémonts ( fr ) Agence de Coopération Interrégionale et Réseau “Chemins de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle”. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  10. ↑ GRP Baronnies ( fr ) Fédération française de la randonnée pédestre (FFRandonnée / FFRP). Retrieved October 10, 2019.