Blousson-Sérian

Blousson-Sérian
region	Occitania
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Mirande
Canton	Pardiac-Rivière-Basse
Community association	Bastides et Vallons du Gers
Coordinates	43 ° 28 ′  N , 0 ° 12 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 28 ′  N , 0 ° 12 ′  E
height	185-298 m
surface	5.27 km 2
Residents	42 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	8 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	32230
INSEE code	32058
Website	Blousson-Sérian

Blousson-Sérian is a French commune with 42 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gers department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Mirande and the canton of Pardiac-Rivière-Basse (until 2015: canton of Marciac ).

The inhabitants are called Blousson-Sérianais and Blousson-Sérianaises .

geography

Blousson-Sérian is located about 19 kilometers southwest of Mirande in the historic province of Armagnac on the southern edge of the department.

Blousson-Sérian is surrounded by the six neighboring municipalities:

	Ricourt	Monlezun
Sembouès		Troncens
Cazaux-Villecomtal	Malabat

Blousson-Sérian lies in the catchment area of the Adour River . The Laüs , a tributary of the Bouès , crosses the territory of the commune.

history

In 1822 the parishes of Blousson and Sérian were merged. Since then the municipality has been called Blousson-Sérian

Population development

After the records began, the number of inhabitants rose to a high of around 250 by the middle of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell, with intermittent recovery phases to this day.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011	2017
Residents	94	70	63	58	59	50	68	48	42

Until 1821 only residents of Blousson, from 1831 with residents of Blousson-Sérian
From 1962 official figures without residents with second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2011

Attractions

• Church de l'Assomption in Blousson. It contains two items of equipment that have been inscribed as Monument historique since January 20, 2004 :
  • a cabinet made of oak and walnut wood to close the baptismal font from the 18th century and
  • a holy water font of marble from the second half of the 18th century.

• Saint-Michel church in Sérian

Economy and Infrastructure

Porcs Noirs de Bigorre

Blousson-Sérian 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 = 8

traffic

Blousson-Sérian is crossed by Route départementale 224.

Web links

Commons : Blousson-Sérian  - collection of images

• Website of the Working Group of Noir de Bigorre (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gers ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
2. ↑ Ma commune: Blousson-Sérian ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
3. ↑ ^{a b} Notice Communale Blousson-Sérian ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved December 11, 2019.
4. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Blousson-Sérian (32058) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 11, 2019.
5. ^ Placard-clôture des fonts baptismaux ( fr ) French Ministry of Culture . January 9, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
6. ^ Bénitier ( fr ) French Ministry of Culture . January 9, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 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 December 11, 2019.
8. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Blousson-Sérian (32058) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 11, 2019.