Bonnefont
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Hautes-Pyrénées | |
Arrondissement | Tarbes | |
Canton | Les Coteaux | |
Community association | Communes du Pays de Trie et du Magnoac | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 15 ′ N , 0 ° 21 ′ E | |
height | 275-476 m | |
surface | 15.37 km 2 | |
Residents | 339 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 22 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 65220 | |
INSEE code | 65095 | |
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Bonnefont is a French commune with 339 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 Tarbes and the canton of Les Coteaux (until 2015: canton of Trie-sur-Baïse ).
The inhabitants are called Bonnefontois and Bonnefontoises .
geography
Bonnefont is located about 22 kilometers east of Tarbes in the historic county of Bigorre .
Bonnefont is surrounded by the seven neighboring communities:
Bugard | Lustar | Sentous |
Orieux |
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Libaros |
Bernadets-Dessus | Montastruc |
Bonnefont is located in the catchment area of the Garonne River on the left bank of the Baïse , one of its tributaries.
The Ruisseau de Mézères and the Lizon, tributaries of the Baïse, cross the territory of the commune, as does the Ruisseau du Léoup, a tributary of the Baïsole .
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Toponymy
The Occitan name of the community is Bonahont. It has its origin in the Gascognischen bona hont ( German good source ).
The nickname of the community residents is Los putanèrs ( German the Schürzenjäger ).
Toponyms and mentions of Bonnefont were:
- Gillelmus Bonifontis and Gillelmus de Bonofonte (1211, copy book by Berdoues ),
- de Bonafonte (1383–1384, procuration from Auch ),
- de Bonofonte (15th century, Livre rouge by Auch),
- Bone Font (1429, Bigorre County Census List),
- Bonnefont d'Antin (1742 and 1750, church register or map by Cassini ),
- Bonnefont (1793 and 1801, Notice Communale and Bulletin des lois, respectively ).
Population development
After records began, the population rose to a high of 1,150 by the middle of the 19th century. In the period that followed, the size of the community decreased to around 315 inhabitants by the end of the 20th century with short recovery phases, before a short growth phase raised it to a level of around 350 inhabitants, which is still held today.
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2017 |
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Residents | 505 | 463 | 422 | 313 | 358 | 313 | 344 | 351 | 339 |
Attractions
Saint-Félix church in Bonnefont
It is located east of the site of a previous castle. The building looks typical of the 19th century, but dates from the 16th century and replaced a previous building. It contains a group of sculptures from the 18th century made of gilded wood depicting the Pietà , which has been inscribed as a Monument historique since December 11, 1981 .
Church de la Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Vierge in the hamlet of La Hitte
The church, built in the 19th century, is dedicated to the birth of Mary. However, a parish church is already entered on Cassini's map.
Economy and Infrastructure
Bonnefont is located in the AOC zones of the Porc noir de Bigorre pig breed and the Jambon noir de Bigorre ham .
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education
The municipality has a public preschool and elementary school with 19 pupils in the 2019/2020 school year. A school was founded in Bonnefont in 1862.
traffic
Bonnefont can be reached via Routes départementales 17, 21, 37, 39 and 138.
Web links
- Website of the Working Group of Noir de Bigorre (French)
- Bonnefont on the Pays de Trie et Magnoac tourist office website (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hautes-Pyrénées ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- ^ Ma commune: Bonnefont ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ Bonnefont ( fr ) Hautes-Pyrénées department. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ^ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ↑ a b Notice Communale Bonnefont ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Bonnefont (65095) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- ↑ a b c Bonnefont ( fr ) Tourist Office of the Pays de Trie et Magnoac. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
- ↑ groupe sculpté: Vierge de Pitié ( fr ) French Ministry of Culture . April 24, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 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 12, 2019.
- ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Bonnefont (65095) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- ^ École maternelle et élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved November 4, 2019.