Laguian-Mazous

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Laguian-Mazous
Laguian-Mazous (France)
Laguian-Mazous
region Occitania
Department Gers
Arrondissement Mirande
Canton Mirande-Astarac
Community association Astarac Arros en Gascogne
Coordinates 43 ° 25 ′  N , 0 ° 16 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 25 ′  N , 0 ° 16 ′  E
height 199-347 m
surface 9.98 km 2
Residents 241 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 24 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 32170
INSEE code 32181
Website Laguian-Mazous

Laguian-Mazous is a French commune with 241 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gers department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Mirande and the canton of Mirande-Astarac (until 2015: canton of Miélan ).

The inhabitants are called Laguianais and Laguianaises .

geography

Laguian-Mazous is located about 16 kilometers southwest of Mirande in the historic province of Armagnac on the southern edge of the department.

Laguian-Mazous is surrounded by the seven neighboring communities:

Troncens Aux sowing
Betplan Neighboring communities Miélan
Villecomtal-sur-Arros Montégut-Arros Estampes

Waters

Laguian-Mazous lies in the catchment area of the Adour River .

The Laüs , a tributary of the Bouès , has its source in Laguian-Mazous. The Ruisseau de Rieuzan, another tributary of the Bouès, flows along the southern border with the neighboring municipality of Estampes. Laguian-Mazous is also irrigated by the Ruisseau du Besc, a tributary of the Lurus.

history

In 1822 the former community Mazous was incorporated. Since 1888 the name of the municipality has been Laguian-Mazous.

In earlier times there was a railway line between Auch and Tarbes . On August 1, 1922 around 4:30 a.m., an accident with 33 dead and 32 injured occurred on the territory of the municipality, when the front of two passenger trains with pilgrims traveling one behind the other could no longer cope with an incline on the way to Lourdes and its brakes failed he rolled backwards and hit the rear train at high speed.

Population development

After records began, the population rose to a high of around 560 by the middle of the 19th century. In the period that followed, the size of the community fell to its lowest level of around 215 inhabitants by the 1970s, with intermittent recovery phases. A growth phase set in until the turn of the millennium, when the number of inhabitants rose to around 305. As a result, there was stagnation that continues to this day.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 239 243 217 250 237 303 281 283 241
Until 1821 without residents of Mazous
From 1962 official figures without residents with second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2011

Attractions

  • Saint Martin Church in Laguian
  • Saint-Jean-Baptiste church in Mazous from the 18th century

Economy and Infrastructure

Porcs Noirs de Bigorre

Laguian-Mazous 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 = 33

education

The municipality has a public primary school with 16 pupils in the 2019/2020 school year.

traffic

Lignes intermodales d'Occitanie bus

Laguian-Mazous can be reached via route départementales 3, 146 and 517 as well as via route nationale 21 .

The commune is also connected to other communes in the department and the neighboring department of Hautes-Pyrénées via a line from the Lignes intermodales d'Occitanie bus network from Auch to Tarbes .

Web links

Commons : Laguian-Mazous  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gers ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  2. ↑ Ma commune: Laguian-Mazous ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  3. ↑ a b Notice Communale Laguian-Mazous ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  4. ^ Jean-Michel Dussol: La catastrophe de Laguian ( fr ) La Dépêche du Midi . August 2, 2002. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  5. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Laguian-Mazous (32181) ( 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 Laguian-Mazous (32181) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  8. ^ École élémentaire ( fr ) National Ministry of Education. Retrieved December 27, 2019.