Gibret
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region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
Department | Country | |
Arrondissement | Dax | |
Canton | Coteau de Chalosse | |
Community association | Terres de Chalosse | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 41 ′ N , 0 ° 49 ′ W | |
height | 31-102 m | |
surface | 2.58 km 2 | |
Residents | 102 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 40 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 40380 | |
INSEE code | 40112 | |
Parish Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste |
Gibret is a French municipality with 102 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 Dax and the canton of Coteau de Chalosse (until 2015: canton of Montfort-en-Chalosse ).
The name in the Gascognischen language is also Gibret and denotes a place where juniper grows.
The inhabitants are called Gibrétois and Gibrétoises .
geography
Gibret is located approx. 20 km east of Dax in the Chalosse region of the historic Gascogne province .
Gibret is surrounded by the neighboring communities:
Montfort-en-Chalosse | ||
Poyartin | Baigts | |
Donzacq |
Gibret lies in the catchment area of the Adour River . The Ruisseau de Cazeaux, a tributary of the Luy , marks the northern border with the neighboring municipality of Montfort-en-Chalosse.
history
Like most of the neighboring communities, Gibret was certainly familiar with the Roman occupation. After the Romans, the southern region of the country was briefly conquered by the Visigoths at the beginning of the Middle Ages . In the 11th century, the fate of the region was determined by the English occupation, which ended with the end of the Hundred Years War in 1453 and the Guyenne became a province of the French crown again. The Huguenot Wars between Protestant and Catholic parties raged in the 16th and 17th centuries. In the end, the countries finally found themselves in a phase of peace and growing prosperity. With the French Revolution , the community was founded in its present form and aristocratic properties were sold as national goods. In the 19th century, the introduction of pines and mixed cultures revolutionized the economy throughout the department. Gibret developed his agricultural activities in the fields of livestock, viticulture and the cultivation of grain.
Population development
After records began, the population rose to a peak of around 290 in the middle of the 19th century. In the following period, the size of the community fell to around 85 inhabitants during short recovery phases until the turn of the millennium, before a moderate growth phase began, which increased the size raised a level of around 100 inhabitants.
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2010 | 2017 |
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Residents | 127 | 118 | 109 | 107 | 102 | 83 | 91 | 103 | 102 |
Attractions
Parish Church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste
The parish church, consecrated to John the Baptist , was originally built in the Romanesque style in the 12th century. The entrance bears an inscription with the year "1683". The main nave of their nave is flanked by two smaller aisles. It is lengthened by a semicircular choir , to which a sacristy is attached in the longitudinal axis . The building is made of light gray quarry stone and has rectangular or arched windows. A short bell tower towers over the facade to the west . It is built on three sides of wood, brick on one side and has a canvas roof made of slate. The church was restored in the 19th century. The original tiling inside the church has been preserved to this day.
Economy and Infrastructure
Agriculture, with a focus on poultry farming, is the municipality's most important economic factor.
traffic
Gibret can be reached via routes départementales 7 and 415.
Web links
- Gibret on the Association of Municipalities website (French)
- Gibret on the website of the former municipal association (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gibret ( fr ) Gasconha.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ↑ a b c Gibret ( fr ) Conseil régional d'Aquitaine. Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved on April 28, 2018.
- ↑ Landes ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ↑ Ma commune: Gibret ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ↑ Notice Communale Gibret ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ↑ Populations légales 2015 Commune de Gibret (40112) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ^ Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste ( fr ) Observatoire du patrimoine religieux. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
- ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Gibret (40112) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved April 28, 2018.