Lasserre (Ariège)
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Lasserre La Sèrra |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Ariège | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Girons | |
| Canton | Portes du Couserans | |
| Community association | Couserans-Pyrénées | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 4 ′ N , 1 ° 10 ′ E | |
| height | 360-576 m | |
| surface | 8.47 km 2 | |
| Residents | 247 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 29 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 09230 | |
| INSEE code | 09158 | |
Lasserre ( Occitan : La Sèrra ) is a French commune with 247 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ariège department in the Occitania region ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Saint-Girons , to the community association of Couserans-Pyrénées and to the canton of Portes du Couserans (until 2015: Canton of Sainte-Croix-Volvestre ). The inhabitants are called Lasserrois / Lasserroises .
geography
Lasserre is located about 64 kilometers south-southwest of the city of Toulouse in the west of the Ariège department. The municipality consists of the village of Lasserre and the hamlet of Peyroutets , which has grown together with it , several other hamlets, scattered settlements and individual farms. The Lens River rises west of the village and crosses the municipality in a westerly direction. Lasserre is located within the Pyrénées Ariégeoises Regional Nature Park in the Little Pyrenees (French Petites Pyrenées). Large parts of the community are forested. In terms of transport technology, the community is far away from national transport connections.
Lasserre is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sainte-Croix-Volvestre in the north, Mérigon in the northeast, Montardit in the east and southeast, Gajan and Barjac in the southwest and Tourtouse in the west.
history
The parish arose in 1888 from parts of the parishes of Montardit and Tourtouse. Lasserre was within the canton of Sainte-Croix-Volvestre from 1888 to 2015 . The parish has been assigned to the Arrondissement of Saint-Girons since 1888.
Population development
| year | 1891 | 1901 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2014 | 2016 |
| Residents | 536 | 513 | 240 | 238 | 196 | 173 | 162 | 169 | 183 | 234 | 243 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Martin Church (also called Église de l'Assomption de la Vierge )
- Memorial to the Fallen
- several wayside crosses
Web links
- Information about Lasserre on cassini.ehess.fr
- Location of the place in France
- Lasserre on the IGN site
- Photos of the Saint-Martin church
- Portrait and landmarks of the community