Loubaut
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Ariège | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Girons | |
| Canton | Arize-Lèze | |
| Community association | Arize Lèze | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 11 ′ N , 1 ° 17 ′ E | |
| height | 257-392 m | |
| surface | 2.39 km 2 | |
| Residents | 28 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 12 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 09350 | |
| INSEE code | 09172 | |
| Website | http://www.loubaut.fr/ | |
Loubaut ( Occitan same name) is a French commune with 28 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region (previously Midi-Pyrénées ); it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Girons and the canton of Arize-Lèze .
location
Loubaut is located in the north of the Ariège department. The closest city is Pamiers , about 28 kilometers (as the crow flies) east-southeast ; the city of Toulouse is just under 70 kilometers to the north. The community is located in the Massif du Plantaurel .
The community is a scattered settlement of small settlements and individual farmsteads.
history
A (submerged) castle of Loubaut is first mentioned in 1263. The place was part of the Kastlanei Le Carla within the county of Foix and was ruled by the Foix-Rabat branch. In 1568, during the Wars of Religion, Loubaut was devastated by Huguenots. The community belonged to the Mirepoix-Pamiers district from 1793 to 1801. In addition, it was from 1793 to 1801 in the canton of Daumazan and from 1801 to 2015 part of the canton of Le Mas d'Azil (1793-1801 under the name of canton Mas d'Azis ). Until 1801 the community was called Loubant .
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1881 | 1901 | 1906 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 84 | 90 | 73 | 119 | 106 | 68 | 87 | 28 | 30th | 12 | 19th | 31 | 21st | 30th | 28 |
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In the 19th century the place had over 100 inhabitants at times. The increasing mechanization of agriculture led to a continuous decline in the number of inhabitants to the lows of recent times.
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre village church from the 17th century
