Labastide (Hautes-Pyrénées)

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Labastide
Labastide Coat of Arms
Labastide (France)
Labastide
region Occitania
Department Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement Bagneres-de-Bigorre
Canton Neste, Aure and Louron
Community association Communes du Plateau de Lannemezan
Coordinates 43 ° 2 ′  N , 0 ° 21 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 2 ′  N , 0 ° 21 ′  E
height 532-800 m
surface 5.58 km 2
Residents 157 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 28 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 65130
INSEE code 65239

View of the center of Labastide

Labastide is a French commune with 157 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre and the canton of Neste, Aure et Louron (until 2015: canton of La Barthe-de-Neste ).

The inhabitants are called Labastidien and Labastidiennes .

geography

Labastide is about 17 kilometers east of Bagnères-de-Bigorre .

Labastide is surrounded by the five neighboring communities:

Avezac-Prat-Lahitte Izaux
Neighboring communities Locates
Esparros Hèches

Population development

After records began, the population rose to a peak of around 660 in the middle of the 19th century. In the period that followed, the size of the community fell to a level of around 160 inhabitants, which has been maintained since then, with brief recovery phases up to the turn of the millennium.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 201 192 174 167 169 161 160 163 157
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006
Parish Church of Saint Vincent

Attractions

  • Parish Church of Saint Vincent

Economy and Infrastructure

Porcs Noirs de Bigorre

Labastide 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 = 10
Camino de Santiago logo

sport and freetime

  • The regional long-distance hiking trail GR de Pays Tour des Baronnies de Bigorre runs in sections parallel to the GR 78 and also leads through the center of the municipality.

traffic

Labastide can be reached via Routes départementales 17, 26, 76, 77, 217 and 929A.

Norbert Casteret (1932)

Personalities

Norbert Casteret , born on August 19, 1897 in Saint-Martory , died on July 20, 1987 in Toulouse , was a French speleologist . In April 1930 he examined the Labastide caves and discovered numerous depictions of animals (including a large red horse 2.15 m in length), a human mask and a human silhouette.

Web links

Commons : Labastide  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Information commune de Labastide ( fr ) Marie-Pierre Manet. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  2. ↑ Notice Communale Labastide ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  3. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Labastide (65239) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  4. ↑ Grotte dite de Labastide ou des Chevaux ( fr ) French Ministry of Culture . May 15, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  5. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  6. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Labastide (65239) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  7. ↑ La voie des Piémonts ( fr ) Agence de Coopération Interrégionale et Réseau “Chemins de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle”. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  8. ↑ GRP Baronnies ( fr ) Fédération française de la randonnée pédestre (FFRandonnée / FFRP). Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  9. ↑ Norbert Casteret ( fr ) Community Association and Tourist Office Neste Baronnies. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  10. ↑ 1930–1933 ( fr ) Gilberte Casteret. Retrieved November 20, 2019.