Fargues (Landes)

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Fargues
Fargues (France)
Fargues
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Country
Arrondissement Mont-de-Marsan
Canton Chalosse Tursan
Community association Chalosse Tursan
Coordinates 43 ° 44 ′  N , 0 ° 27 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 44 ′  N , 0 ° 27 ′  W
height 57-130 m
surface 11.84 km 2
Residents 330 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 28 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 40500
INSEE code 40099
Website www.fargues.fr

Fargues is a French commune of 330 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of land in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine (before 2016: Aquitaine ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Mont-de-Marsan and the canton of Chalosse Tursan (until 2015: canton of Saint-Sever ).

The name in the Gascognischen language is Hargas ( German  forge ). Blacksmiths were to be found in the settlement as early as Gallo-Roman times .

The inhabitants are called Farguais and Farguaises .

geography

Fargues is about 20 kilometers south of Mont-de-Marsan in the Tursan region of the historic province of Gascony .

Fargues is surrounded by the neighboring communities:

Montgaillard Larrivière-Saint-Savin
Montsoué Neighboring communities Buanes
Viel-Tursan
Saint-Loubouer

Fargues lies in the catchment area of ​​the Adour River .

Its tributaries cross the territory of the municipality,

  • the Ruisseau de Téchénérat, also called here Ruisseau de Lagrabe, and
  • the Bahus with its tributaries,
    • the Baziou and
    • the Ruisseau de Labourdasse, which is dammed into a small lake on the border with the neighboring municipality of Montgaillard.

history

The region was already settled in prehistory . The community got its name from the blacksmiths that were operated here from the Gallo-Roman period to the end of the Middle Ages . The village developed around a building called BOMBARDE that the 15th century landowner owned by Lucpeyroux. In 1512 it was sold to a certain de Camon. At this time it was a so-called caverie , which was more important than a noble house, but did not mean a position as the seat of a manor . In 1641, Fargues came into the possession of Charles de l'Abadie, and in 1727 of a certain Bourdeau, in whose family it remained for several generations. Since the 19th century, Fargues has essentially consisted of farms and scattered Meierhöfe .

Population development

After the records began, the population rose to a high of around 560 by the first half of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to around 265 inhabitants with short recovery phases until after the Second World War . Up to the turn of the millennium there was a slight increase in the number of inhabitants, later a decrease to around 265 inhabitants before a moderate growth phase set in again.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010 2017
Residents 308 293 277 279 282 264 289 322 330
From 1962 official figures without residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2010

Attractions

Parish church

It was built in 1740 as a chapel for Dade Castle. The nave with a main and a north aisle extends into an apse with a straight end. In front of the building is a square bell tower with a tiled roof . It has small, rectangular windows and its arched entrance allows access to the church. There are two lobbies to the left and right of the bell tower. The masonry of the church is made of rubble of various materials and pebbles from the area. In 2014, restoration work was necessary to secure and strengthen the facades.

Dade Castle

It is not far from the parish church. The former seat of the manor was probably built in the 18th century, but rebuilt in 1845 by a certain Saturnin de Lucmau. The rectangular building, covered with ocher-colored plaster, extends over three floors. In spite of its imposing size, it has a functional character, as it does not have any conspicuous decorations. Changes were made to the castle and its garden during the 20th century, which is privately owned and not open to the public.

Bombardé Castle

It was built around 1412 on a hill above the valley of the Bahus as an English military post after Gascon was passed to the English crown in the Peace of Brétigny . The property got its name from the bombing of simple cannons, which English troops had been using since the Battle of Crécy . Traces of its fortification can still be seen today in heavy doors, loopholes and a wall thickness of more than one meter in the central building. Today's L-shaped castle initially consisted of a rectangular part, the main facade of which was oriented to the north to a former road that led to the hill. The English developed viticulture and the first Armagnac was sold in the Saint-Sever market around 1417. The castle was consequently equipped with a wine press and several wine cellars. Traces of a large fireplace and frescoes from that time have survived the centuries on the first floor of the castle.

Peyre from Pithié

In the forest of Caillan, northeast of the center of the municipality, there is a megalithic complex made up of several, partly overturned stones. In the middle you can see a deep hole which, according to popular belief, fills with water during certain phases of the moon even during dry periods, which heals diseases and gives women fertility.

Economy and Infrastructure

Agriculture is the municipality's most important economic factor.

Fargues is located in the AOC zone of the Tursan wine region .

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
Total = 31

education

The community has a public preschool and elementary school with 44 students in the 2017/2018 school year.

sport and freetime

  • The Ruisseau de Labourdasse is dammed into a small lake on the border with the neighboring municipality of Montgaillard. It invites you to go for a walk and go fishing. Fish species on site are pikeperch , largemouth bass , carp and roach .
  • A circular path with a length of 12.8 km leads on foot or by bike from the center through the area of ​​the municipality u. a. past the Dolmen Peyre de Pithié .

traffic

Fargues can be reached via routes départementales 25, 335 and 446.

Web links

Commons : Fargues  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fargues ( fr ) Gasconha.com. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  2. ^ A b Fargues ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ Landes ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ Ma commune: Fargues ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  5. ^ Notice Communale Fargues ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  6. ↑ Populations légales 2015 Commune de Fargues (40099) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  7. ^ Eglise Saint-Martin ( fr ) Observatoire du patrimoine religieux. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  8. ↑ Eglise ( fr ) Fargues municipality. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  9. ↑ Château de Dade ( fr ) chateau-fort-manoir-chateau.eu. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  10. ↑ Le château de bombardé ( fr ) Commune of Fargues. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  11. ↑ La Peyre de pytié ( fr ) Municipality of Fargues. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  12. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  13. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Fargues (40099) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  14. ^ École maternelle et élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  15. ↑ Lac Fargues ( fr ) atout-pecheur.fr. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  16. ^ A Fargues, circuit de la Peyre de Pithié ( fr ) Comité Départemental du Tourisme. Retrieved April 6, 2018.