Labarthe (Gers)

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Labarthe
Labarthe (France)
Labarthe
region Occitania
Department Gers
Arrondissement Mirande
Canton Astarac gimone
Community association Val de Gers
Coordinates 43 ° 29 ′  N , 0 ° 35 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 29 ′  N , 0 ° 35 ′  E
height 180-261 m
surface 6.46 km 2
Residents 153 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 24 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 32260
INSEE code 32169
Website Labarthe

Parish Church of Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul

Labarthe is a French commune with 153 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gers department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the Arrondissement Mirande (until 2016: Arrondissement Auch ) and the canton Astarac-Gimone (until 2015: Canton Auch-Sud-Est-Seissan ).

The inhabitants are called Labarthais and Labarthaises .

geography

Labarthe is about 15 kilometers east-southeast of Mirande in the historic province of Armagnac .

Labarthe is surrounded by the five neighboring communities:

Clermont-Pouyguillès Seissan
Lourties-Monbrun Neighboring communities Pouy Loubrin
Masseube

Waters

Labarthe lies in the catchment area of the Garonne River .

The Gers , one of its left tributaries, flows along the eastern municipal boundary. Left tributaries of the Gers cross the territory of the municipality:

  • the Ruisseau de Larrazet,
  • the Ruisseau de Laubarie,
  • the Ruisseau du Boué and
  • the Cédon .

history

The original village was on the site of today's hamlet La Gleisette, between route départementale 929 and the river Gers. In the Middle Ages , the population moved to the Motte Matalane northwest of today's center. Under the Ancien Régime , the municipality was called Labarthe d'Astarac.

Population development

After the beginning of the records, the population rose to a high of 315 by the middle of the 19th century. In the following period the size of the community sank with interim recovery phases until the 1960s to the lowest level of around 130 inhabitants before a growth phase with set strong fluctuations.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 140 128 147 135 151 142 150 168 153
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2011
Parish Church of Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul

Attractions

  • Parish Church of Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul, rebuilt and enlarged in the 1880s
  • Castle, in its present form from the 18th century

Economy and Infrastructure

Porcs Noirs de Bigorre

The municipality's economy is predominantly agricultural.

Labarthe is located in the AOC zones of the Porc noir de Bigorre pig breed and the Jambon noir de Bigorre ham .

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 18

traffic

Labarthe can be reached via Route départementales 304 and 929, the former Route nationale 129 .

Web links

Commons : Labarthe  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gers ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  2. ↑ Ma commune: Labarthe ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  3. ↑ Labarthe ( fr ) Gemeideverband Val de Gers. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  4. ↑ Notice Communale Labarthe ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  5. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Labarthe (32169) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  6. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  7. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Labarthe (32169) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 27, 2019.