Couloumé Mondebat

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Couloumé-Mondebat
Colomer e Mont Devath
Couloumé-Mondebat (France)
Couloumé Mondebat
region Occitania
Department Gers
Arrondissement Mirande
Canton Pardiac-Rivière-Basse
Community association Bastides et Vallons du Gers
Coordinates 43 ° 39 ′  N , 0 ° 6 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 39 ′  N , 0 ° 6 ′  E
height 122–245 m
surface 22.85 km 2
Residents 194 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 8 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 32160
INSEE code

Couloumé-Mondebat ( Gascon : Colomer e Mont Devath ) is a commune with 194 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Gers in the region Okzitanien ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Mirande and community association Communauté de communes Bastides et Vallons du Gers .

geography

Couloumé-Mondebat is around 40 kilometers (as the crow flies) west of the city. Also in the west of the Gers department. The place is part of the Côtes de Saint-Mont wine-growing region and the Armagnac brandy region . Numerous bodies of water originate or cross the municipal area. Most important are the Midou and Petit Midour rivers . There are also several small dams in the municipality. The community is close to the regional transport links D3 / D946 and D935. The closest bus stop is Castelnau-Rivière-Basse on line 940 Tarbes - Mont-de-Marsan.

The municipality consists of the villages of Couloumé (182 m above sea level) and Mondebat (200 m above sea level), the hamlet of Bières (186 m above sea level) and numerous farms.

Couloumé-Mondebat is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Aignan in the north. Castelnavet in the northeast, Saint-Pierre-d'Aubézies in the east, Peyrusse-Vieille in the southeast, Louslitges in the south, Beaumarchés in the southwest, Lasserrade in the west and Loussous-Débat in the northwest.

history

Historically, the municipality is located within Gascony and belongs to the Astarac region . From 1793 to 1801 Couloumé-Mondebat belonged to the Nogaro district. From 1793 to 1801 also to the canton of Beaumarchés, then to 2015 to the canton Plaisance .

Population development

year 1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1851 1861 1886 1891 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 173 361 180 193 940 925 839 765 658 367 331 271 263 232 243 213 198
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Church Saint-Jean-Baptiste in Couloumé
  • Church Saint-Barthélémy in Mondebat
  • Chapel of Saint-Etienne in Bières
  • Castle Château de Couloumé from the 18th century (now a holiday home)
  • several calvaries, wayside crosses and statues of the Virgin Mary

Web links

Commons : Couloumé-Mondebat  - collection of images, videos and audio files