Labastide-Saint-Pierre
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Labastide-Saint-Pierre La Bastida de Sent Pèire |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Tarn-et-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Montauban | |
| Canton | Tarn-Tescou-Quercy vert (main town) | |
| Community association | Grand Sud Tarn et Garonne | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 55 ' N , 1 ° 22' E | |
| height | 75-119 m | |
| surface | 20.64 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,742 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 181 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 82370 | |
| INSEE code | 82079 | |
| Website | http://www.labastide-st-pierre.fr/ | |
 Labastide-Saint-Pierre town hall |
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Labastide-Saint-Pierre ( Occitan : La Bastida de Sent Pèire ) is a French commune with 3742 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Montauban and is part of the canton of Tarn-Tescou-Quercy vert . The inhabitants are called bastidians .
geography
Labastide-Saint-Pierre is located on the western bank of the Tarns River , which also forms the northeastern municipal boundary. The municipality is located in the Côtes du Frontonnais wine region . Labastide-Saint-Pierre is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bressols in the north and north-west, Montauban in the north, Corbarieu in the north-east, Orgueil in the east and south, Campsas in the south-west and Montbartier in the west.
The A62 autoroute and the former national route 630 run through the municipality .
history
As a bastide , the place was founded in 1270 (according to other sources 1272) by Count Alfons of Poitiers . But the area was already settled because it was on the Roman road from Montauban to Toulouse. As early as the 9th century, Pierre d'Alba founded a small colony on the course of the Tarns river called Saint-Pierre. The place was destroyed several times in the wars of religion. During the French Revolution, the place was called Labastide-de-Tarn .
population
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 1,140 | 1.310 | 1,848 | 2,231 | 2,653 | 3,043 | 3,508 | 3,742 |
Attractions
- Saint-Lizièr church
- Clau Castle
Parish partnership
There is a partnership with the Italian municipality of Castello di Godego in the province of Treviso (Veneto) .
