Labastide-Chalosse

Labastide-Chalosse
region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Country
Arrondissement	Mont-de-Marsan
Canton	Chalosse Tursan
Community association	Chalosse Tursan
Coordinates	43 ° 37 ′ N , 0 ° 37 ′ W Coordinates: 43 ° 37 ′ N , 0 ° 37 ′ W
height	49-127 m
surface	4.56 km 2
Residents	150 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	33 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	40700
INSEE code	40130
Website	www.labastide-chalosse.fr
	; Landmark on the Camino de Santiago with a scallop shell

Labastide-Chalosse is a French commune of 150 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 Hagetmau ).

The name is La Bastida-Shalòssa in the Gascognischen language .

The inhabitants are called Labastidiens and Labastidiennes .

geography

Labastide-Chalosse is located about 35 km south of Mont-de-Marsan in the Chalosse district of the historic province of Gascony .

Labastide-Chalosse is surrounded by the neighboring communities:

	Hagetmau
Momuy		Lacrabe
	Argelos

Labastide-Chalosse lies in the catchment area of the Adour River . A tributary of the Luy de France , the Ruisseau du Moulin de Lagut, crosses the territory of the municipality.

history

Archaeological excavations brought to light walls and objects from the Gallo-Roman period . It was first mentioned in the scriptures in 845 when the settlement called Chalosse was set on fire by the Normans . The English King Edward II founded the bastide in 1307. During the Huguenot Wars , it was razed to the ground. The village was subsequently rebuilt on a hill near Hagetmau. The houses were partly grouped around the parish church. Until 1792 the village was called Labastide de Pont la Reine as a reference to Puente la Reina in Spain , where the roads to Santiago to Santiago de Compostela converge. Labastide-Chalosse itself is located on Via Lemovicensis , one of the four historical " Paths of the St. James pilgrims in France ".

Population development

After records began, the population rose to an initial high of around 285 by the first half of the 19th century. In the period that followed, the size of the community fell to around 115 inhabitants during short recovery phases by the turn of the millennium, before a moderate growth phase began, which is still today persists.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2010	2017
Residents	155	135	130	138	138	117	123	135	150

From 1962 official figures without residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2010

Attractions

Parish Church of Saint Vincent

Saint-Pierre spring , called Béougos

Parish Church of Saint Vincent

Little is known of the first parish church of Labastide-Chalosse. It was probably built a little later after the bastide was founded in 1307. With the bastide, it was partially destroyed in the Huguenot Wars, and its bells were sunk in the Luy. The current church was built in 1873 and 1874 in the new center of the parish according to plans by the architect V. Rozier. The year "1873" is entered above the entrance. The church consists of a nave with a nave with a round arch vault . An anteroom is flanked to the south by a baptistery and to the north by a staircase that leads to the gallery . Two side chapels with a false groin vault made of plaster open to the crossing . The sacristy is attached to the semicircular choir to the north . The building is made of rubble stone from limestone built with interlocking tiles covered, with the exception of the hexagonal spire that with slate is covered.

No piece of furniture dates earlier than the first third of the 19th century. The three altars and the seats in the choir date from 1830 to 1850 and, like the bell cast by Dalestan and Malet in 1848, have been reused in the church that was built later. The heterogeneous glass windows of the nave and the two side chapels show grisaille from the late 19th century. Contemporary glass windows, however, can be found in the choir. They were realized in 1977 by Dazelle from Hagetaubin . The described and many other items of equipment of the church are registered as national cultural assets.

Saint-Pierre spring , called Béougos

Béougos means "cattle drink " in Gascon . The source is located on the Camino de Santiago north of the center of the municipality. It got the name of the apostle Peter because he was the patron saint of an earlier church that no longer exists today and of which a cemetery and a cross testify to its former location. The building around the spring was built by the Cazenave de Momuy family in the Middle Ages . A portrait of Peter and another apostle can be seen on the facade. Peter wears a key and a tiara as a symbol of papal dignity. The residents attributed healing powers to the water of the spring and brought their children or young animals with them so that they could learn to walk better. They showed their gratitude by throwing in coins that helped finance the construction of the parish church in the 19th century. The spring is also an opportunity for the pilgrims to take a break to drink, wash and bathe their feet, because the water stimulates the blood circulation.

Statue of the Archangel Michael

It is located a little further south than the spring on the way to the center and shows the archangel defeating the dragon, a recurring motif for the victory of good over evil.