Garravet
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gers | |
| Arrondissement | Also | |
| Canton | Val de Save | |
| Community association | Communes du Savès | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 25 ' N , 0 ° 55' E | |
| height | 183-310 m | |
| surface | 9.09 km 2 | |
| Residents | 157 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 32220 | |
| INSEE code | 32138 | |
| Website | Garravet | |
Garravet is a French commune with 157 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gers department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement Auch and the canton Val de Save (until 2015: canton Lombez ).
The inhabitants are called Garravetois and Garravetoises .
geography
Garravet is located about 37 kilometers south-east of Auch in the Région naturelle Comminges on the south-eastern border with the neighboring Haute-Garonne department .
Garravet is surrounded by the seven neighboring municipalities:
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Saint-Lizier-du-Planté |
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Mirambeau (Haute-Garonne) |
Martisserre (Haute-Garonne) Frontignan-Savès (Haute-Garonne) |
Waters
Garravet lies in the catchment area of the Garonne River .
The Aussoue , a right tributary of the Save , flows along the eastern border of the municipality. The Espinne and the Ruisseau d'Aulin, tributaries of the Aussoue, cross the territory of the municipality. The Ruisseau d'Aulin is dammed up into a small lake in the southern municipality on the border with the neighboring municipality of Saint-Lizier-du-Planté.
history
The area of the community was settled in Gallo-Roman times . There was a necropolis in ancient times and in the early Middle Ages in a place with the field name La Noguère , where the former church of Saint-Julian was located. In the 12th century, the Templars built a fortified barn in the heart of today's village, which was subsequently converted into a castle . Today you can still see some remains of trenches, an old fortress wall, a porch and a door with a blurred coat of arms.
Population development
After records began, the population rose to a high of around 515 by the middle of the 19th century. In the period that followed, the size of the community fell to its lowest level of around 120 inhabitants, with intermittent recovery phases until the turn of the millennium, before a phase of growth set in. which continues to this day.
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 233 | 217 | 191 | 155 | 138 | 121 | 133 | 141 | 157 |
Attractions
- Parish Church of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur. It is consecrated to James the Elder and in its southern side chapel there is a statue made of painted and gilded wood from the 18th century depicting James the Elder . It has been classified as a Monument Historique of Objects since September 25, 1968 .
- Saint-Jean chapel near the hamlet of En Brousset, first mentioned in the 14th century.
Economy and Infrastructure
The municipality's economy is predominantly agricultural (grain cultivation and cattle breeding).
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traffic
Garravet can be reached via Routes départementales 176, 202 (Haute-Garonne: 90) and 265.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gers ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ↑ Ma commune: Garravet ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ↑ a b c Garravet ( fr ) Communauté de communes du Savès. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ↑ Notice Communale Garravet ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Garravet (32138) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ^ Statue: saint Jacques en pélerin ( fr ) French Ministry of Culture . December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Garravet (32138) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 22, 2019.