Belhade
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| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Country | |
| Arrondissement | Mont-de-Marsan | |
| Canton | Grands Lacs | |
| Community association | Cœur Haute Lande | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 23 ′ N , 0 ° 41 ′ W | |
| height | 32-65 m | |
| surface | 28.55 km 2 | |
| Residents | 198 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 7 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 40410 | |
| INSEE code | 40032 | |
 Parish Church of Saint-Vincent-de-Xaintes |
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Belhade is a French municipality with 198 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of land in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Mont-de-Marsan and the canton of Grands Lacs (until 2015: canton of Pissos ).
The name in the Gascognischen language is Vathlada . It is probably derived from the Gascognischen words Vath Lada ( German broad valley ).
The inhabitants are called Belhadais and Belhadaises .
geography
Belhade is about 60 km north-north-west of Mont-de-Marsan in the historic province of Gascogne on the northern border with the Gironde department .
Belhade is surrounded by the neighboring communities:
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Saint-Symphorien (Gironde) |
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Argelouse |
| Pissos | Sore |
Belhade is located in the catchment area of the River Eyre :
The Petite Leyre and the Ruisseau de Castera, tributaries of the Eyre, cross the territory of the municipality, as do the tributaries of the Petite Leyre,
- the Barade de Castelnau,
- the Ruisseau de Laciraou,
- the Ruisseau du Moulin de Laurens and its tributary,
- the Ruisseau de Bouyrie, and
- the Ruisseau de Montauzey and its tributary,
- the Fossé de Peydouat.
The rivers Barade de Sore, Barade de Labourdasse and Craste du Brana also irrigate the municipality.
The municipality has had the “A Flower” award since 2010, awarded by the Conseil national des villes et villages fleuris (CNVVF) as part of the competition for cities and towns adorned with flowers.
history
The area was already occupied by the Romans . Their camp made it possible to monitor the surrounding fertile plateaus and the Roman road that passed nearby. The Belhade family was first mentioned in 1079 when a Bernard de Baslade witnessed a donation in December of that year. Between 1104 and 1126 Bertrand de Baslade was Bishop of Bazas . Before 1350, Belhade was made a baronate , probably the first in the Landes. In that year, landlord André de Belhade married Jeanne Amaubin, the daughter of a citizen from Bordeaux . Presumably the d'Albret family acquired the manor in the second half of the 14th century in the course of the expansion of their domain. In 1444 at the latest it came into the hands of the Lanes family. Two large families of parliamentarians from Bordeaux followed the Lanes family, the Babiaut family in 1592 and the Pontac family in the first half of the 17th century. Jacques de Pontac was advisor to the French king and general procurator . In September 1654, King Louis XIV elevated the baronate to a county in favor of Jacques de Pontac . On February 22, 1759, the Lavie family, also a parliamentarian family from Bordeaux, inherited the county and kept it until the end of the French Revolution . In the 19th century, cloth production established itself in the center of the community, which celebrated great success in the first decade of the 20th century.
Population development
After records began, the population rose to a peak of 545 by the middle of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to around 100 inhabitants with brief recovery phases until the 1990s, before a phase of growth began that continues today .
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 146 | 134 | 126 | 112 | 101 | 132 | 153 | 192 | 198 |
Attractions
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Romanesque entrance portal
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Capital of the entrance portal
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- Parish church dedicated to Saint-Vincent-de-Xaintes, the first bishop of Dax . The first, simple Romanesque building was built at the end of the 11th century and was under the diocese of Bazas. At that time the church undoubtedly formed a unit with the motte from which the castle was later built. The coat of arms of the castle, which was painted on the vault inside, supports this assumption. The nave initially had only one nave , which, like the apse, was covered with beams. The semicircular apse is of the same width, but higher than the nave and is separated from it by a triumphal arch . It is supported by thick buttresses , with the middle pillar interrupted by a window in the shape of a round arch . The entrance portal in the western facade dates from the middle of the 12th century. It is made of red stone and is now protected under an open porch. The portal shows three archivolts , two of which rest on pillars with narrative scenes and capitals . A monogram of Christ can be seen on the tympanum . In the 14th century, the windows of the church were reworked as tracery and the choir equipped with an eight-part ribbed vault . The arches rest on plinths that are decorated with people, animals or foliage . In the 15th century, a simple side chapel was added on the northern side , which was expanded a little later as a side aisle with the same length as the main nave. It is equipped with a four-part ribbed vault. As a result, the open porch and the triangular bell gable were built. It has three recesses for the bells and is flanked by a round stair tower with an arrow slit. In the 19th century the nave was reworked and a gallery was built on its west side. The church has preserved many of its old furnishings , in particular two statues from the 18th century depicting Mary with the baby Jesus and the suffering Christ , a small painting with Mary Magdalene in the desert and two lecture crosses . At the end of the 1990s, remains of an earlier painting on the side chapel were uncovered. The rest of the furniture was put up in the first half of the 19th century, perhaps as a result of losses during the closure of the church during the French Revolution. Numerous items of equipment are registered as national cultural assets. The parish church, however, has been classified as a Monument historique since July 30, 1968 .
- Rochefort-Lavie Castle. The first mention of a moth and a castle took place in 1410. In 1654 the castle consisted only of a tower, which was surrounded by a wide moat. After being damaged several times, the castle was in a state of disrepair when it was bought by the Lavie family in the mid-18th century. Between 1760 and 1789, the family carried out extensive work on the restoration and rebuilding of the castle. After the French Revolution, at the beginning of the 19th century, the Rochefort family came into possession of the castle through marriage. They added the name of Lavie and gave the castle its current name. In 1883 the Narbonne architect Paul Lafond designed a restoration project. During the execution, the interior was renewed and a side wing and ancillary building were built. The buildings are now arranged around a large inner courtyard that opens outwards via a portal with two round towers. At the end of the courtyard is the main building, the west facade of which is framed by two polygonal towers. The castle has been classified as a monument historique since January 16, 2001 and is not open to the public.
- Sainte-Anne fountain . It is not far from the parish church of Belhade. At that time, when popular belief was still great, women in particular came to the fountain who hoped for more breast milk for their babies. The water was not drunk, but applied directly to the body. This act took place discreetly every year after the procession on the feast day of St. Anne , July 26th. In the 1960s this traditional ceremony came to a temporary end, but in 1992 the Mayor of Belhade decided to resume this tradition. The fountain was restored in 1889.
Economy and Infrastructure
Trade and services are the main economic drivers of the community.
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sport and freetime
- Belhade is located in the Landes de Gascogne Regional Nature Park .
- A very easy circular route with a length of 2.5 km leads through the center of Belhade without any difference in altitude.
traffic
Belhade can be reached via routes départementales 120, 356 and 651.
Web links
- Belhade on the association's website (French)
- Landes de Gascogne Regional Nature Park website (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Belhade ( fr ) Gasconha.com. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ↑ a b Belhade ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ↑ Landes ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ↑ Ma commune: Belhade ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ↑ Toutes les communes fleuries ( fr ) Conseil national des villes et villages fleuris. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ↑ a b Le château de Belhade ( fr ) Société archéologique de Bordeaux. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ↑ Notice Communale Belhade ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ↑ Populations légales 2015 Commune de Belhade (40032) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ Église Saint-Vincent de Belhade ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Retrieved on January 25, 2018. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Eglise Saint-Vincent de Xaintes ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ↑ église paroissiale Saint-Vincent-de-Xaintes ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ↑ Château de Rochefort-Lavie ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Retrieved on January 25, 2018. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Château de Rochefort-Lavie ( fr ) Ministry of Culture and Communication . Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ^ Fontaine Sainte-Anne de Belhade ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Retrieved on January 25, 2018. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Belhade (40032) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ↑ 51 communes du Parc Naturel Regional des Landes de Gascogne ( fr , PDF) Parc Naturel Régional des Landes de Gascogne. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
- ↑ A Belhade, un château, une fontaine guérisseuse et un arbre magique ( fr ) Comité Départemental du Tourisme des Landes. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
