Devèze

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Devèze
Devesa
Devèze coat of arms
Devèze (France)
Devèze
region Occitania
Department Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement Tarbes
Canton Les Coteaux
Community association Pays de Trie et du Magnoac
Coordinates 43 ° 16 '  N , 0 ° 33'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 16 '  N , 0 ° 33'  E
height 284-422 m
surface 5.05 km 2
Residents 59 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 12 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 65230
INSEE code 65155

Mairie Devèze

Devèze ( Occitan : Devesa ) is a French commune with 59 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region (until 2015 Midi-Pyrénées ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Tarbes and the Pays de Trie et du Magnoac municipal association founded in 2016 . The inhabitants are called Devèziens .

geography

Devèze is located on the northeastern edge of the Lannemezan plateau , about 45 kilometers east of Tarbes and 45 kilometers south of Auch . The 5.05 km² community extends in the valley of the Cier , a tributary of the Gers, and over the surrounding hills. In the northeast of the municipality, the highest point is reached at 422 m above sea level. In the north, the Canal de l'Arrat meanders along the mountain flanks at 380 m above sea level. It is an almost 50-kilometer branch canal that branches off water from the Neste River and endows the Arrat River , which has too little water in summer. The river valley of the Cier forms a fertile arable and pasture landscape. In addition to the remains of alluvial forest on the banks of the Cier, there are large forest areas in the west and north-east of the municipality. Devèze includes the hamlets of Le Plan, Garrautou, Bouhue, Desprat, Lefèvre, Roucaud, Corraze, Le Dauphin, Arné, Les Bourdettes, Monlong, Terrade and Sabatier . Devèze is surrounded by the neighboring communities Betbèze in the north, Lalanne in the east, Pouy in the southeast, Villemur in the south, Monléon-Magnoac in the southwest and Aries-Espénan in the west.

Place name

The original Gascon name Devesa comes from the Latin defensa and translates as closed grazing . The village first appeared in a document in 1383 under the Latin name Devesia . The name developed over de Vezia (1405) and Devessia in the later 15th century to Deveze on a Cassini card of the late 18th century, before the spelling Devèze was established from 1801 , which has proven to be permanent to this day.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 80 72 59 53 62 51 57 65
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint Martin Church
  • Fallen memorial
  • Hall crosses

  • Saint Martin Church

  • Fallen memorial

  • one of the hall crosses

  • Community festival hall

Economy and Infrastructure

There are eleven farms in the municipality of Devèze (grain cultivation, cattle and horse breeding).

The D 632 road from Tarbes to Toulouse runs through the north of the municipality of Devèze . In the town of Lannemezan , 23 kilometers away, there is a connection to the A64 autoroute .

supporting documents

  1. ^ Dictionnaire toponymique des communes des Hautes-Pyrénées by Michel Grosclaude and Jean-François Le Nail
  2. ↑ Devèze on cassini.ehess.fr
  3. ↑ Devèze on insee, fr
  4. ↑ Farmers in Devèze on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Devèze (Hautes-Pyrénées)  - Collection of images