Daumazan-sur-Arize

Daumazan-sur-Arize ; Daumasan
region	Occitania
Department	Ariège
Arrondissement	Saint-Girons
Canton	Arize-Lèze
Community association	Arize Lèze
Coordinates	43 ° 9 ′ N , 1 ° 18 ′ E Coordinates: 43 ° 9 ′ N , 1 ° 18 ′ E
height	239-361 m
surface	13.78 km 2
Residents	719 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	52 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	09350
INSEE code	09105
Website	http://www.daumazan-sur-arize.fr/spip.php?rubrique34&var_mode=calcul
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Daumazan-sur-Arize ( Occitan Daumasan ) is a French commune with 719 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ariège department in the Occitania region (previously Midi-Pyrénées ); it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Girons and the canton of Arize-Lèze .

location

Daumazan-sur-Arize is located on the Arize River in the north of the Ariège department. The closest city is Pamiers , about 25 kilometers (as the crow flies) to the east ; the city of Toulouse is just under 70 kilometers to the north. The community is located in the Massif du Plantaurel .

The municipality consists of the village of Daumazan-sur-Arize, the hamlet of Barraca, the holiday complex Château de Cazalères , small settlements and individual farms.

history

In the Middle Ages, the place was part of the Kastlanei of Camarade in the county of Foix . In contrast to the neighboring communities, there was hardly any damage in Daumazan-sur-Arize during the wars of religion. The community belonged to the Mirepoix-Pamiers district from 1793 to 1801. In addition, it was from 1793 to 1801 canton capital of the canton of Daumazan and from 1801 to 2015 part of the canton of Le Mas d'Azil (1793-1801 under the name of canton Mas d'Azis ).

Population development

year	1793	1800	1831	1841	1851	1872	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	785	785	1,367	1,265	1,427	1,269	646	620	599	605	617	657	697	714
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

In the 19th century the place had over 1400 inhabitants at times. The increasing mechanization of agriculture led to a continuous decline in the number of inhabitants to the lows of recent times.

Attractions

Village church Exaltation-de-la-Sainte-Croix (formerly Saint-Sernin), partly in the Romanesque style (12th – 15th centuries); a monument historique since 1907

Wayside cross at the rectory from the 15th century; a monument historique since 1992

covered market hall from the 19th century

old houses in the village center (called Capérades)

Individual evidence

Web links

Commons : Daumazan-sur-Arize - collection of images, videos and audio files

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