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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gers | |
| Arrondissement | Condom | |
| Canton | Baïse-Armagnac | |
| Community association | La Ténarèze | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 56 ' N , 0 ° 29' E | |
| height | 111-222 m | |
| surface | 10.97 km 2 | |
| Residents | 134 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 12 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 32100 | |
| INSEE code | 32057 | |
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Blaziert ( Occitan Blasièrt ) is a French commune with 134 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gers department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the Arrondissement Condom and the municipality association La Ténarèze, founded in 1999 . The residents call themselves Blaziértois .
geography
The municipality of Blaziert is located in the Armagnac landscape about halfway between Condom and Lectoure , 35 kilometers south of Agen and 38 kilometers north of Auch . The municipal area of 10.97 km² extends on the upper reaches of the Auvignon river in the hill country between the two parallel north-facing river valleys of Baïse and Gers . The municipality consists of the villages Blaziert, Maintenon, Castéra, Bajonne, Gaichies, Bladé and Chibalé as well as other small hamlets and individual farms. Outside the 25 hectare Bois du Haget forest in the south-west of the municipality, Blaziert is characterized by fields and meadows; Several small reservoirs are also characteristic, which are used for irrigation and flood protection. In the southeast the highest point of the municipality is reached at 222 m above sea level. Here, near the hamlet of Le Piémont , there is a water tower. Blaziert is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Castelnau-sur-l'Auvignon in the north, Marsolan in the east, Terraub in the southeast, Mas-d'Auvignon in the south, Roquepine in the southwest, Saint-Orens-Pouy-Petit in the west and Caussens in the northwest.
Place name and history
The name could Blaziert from Occitan blase be derived what tree of Judea means the Gascon form Blasier ( maple is). The root of blasièr is ber , which is also called alder . In 2001, three trees were symbolically planted around the village, a tree from Judea, a maple and an alder.
In the 12th and 13th centuries, a fortress and an adjacent residential castle were built on the site of today's village square. The village of Blaziert has not changed much since the 16th century. The village was shaped like a parallelogram; there were fortified gates at the north and south ends.
The Saint-Blaise church ( St. Blaise ) was built in the 19th century instead of a previous building that had burned down. For reasons of space, it was squeezed between two farmhouses and is not rusted .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 245 | 200 | 147 | 138 | 121 | 124 | 137 | 134 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Blaise church with 33 m high steeple, historicized church windows and a drawing of Christ on the cross on a wall of the sacristy
- Wayside crosses
- Water tower
- four sundials
- Church of St. Blaise in Blaziert
The municipality received the “Four Flowers” award, presented by the Conseil national des villes et villages fleuris (CNVVF) as part of the annual competition for cities and towns decorated with flowers.
Economy and Infrastructure
Blaziert is not a wine-growing place. Immediately to the northwest and north of the municipality, vines are used for the production of Armagnac brandy and for the aperitif Floc de Gascogne . 23 farms are located in Blaziert (grain and feed cultivation, goat, sheep and poultry breeding).
The D7 trunk road from Condom to Lectoure runs through the north of the municipality of Blaziert . The next motorway junction is 35 kilometers north near Agen ( Autoroute A62 from Bordeaux to Toulouse ). Agen station is on the Bordeaux – Sète railway line .
supporting documents
- ↑ brief history on cc-tenareze.fr (French)
- ↑ Blaziert on cassini.ehess.fr (French)
- ↑ Blaziert on INSEE
- ↑ 4-Flower Award for Blaziert (French)
- ↑ Farms in Blaziert on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
