Manas-Bastanous

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Manas-Bastanous
Manàs e Bastanós
Manas-Bastanous (France)
Manas-Bastanous
region Occitania
Department Gers
Arrondissement Mirande
Canton Mirande-Astarac
Community association Astarac Arros en Gascogne
Coordinates 43 ° 22 ′  N , 0 ° 22 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 22 ′  N , 0 ° 22 ′  E
height 204-318 m
surface 7.54 km 2
Residents 81 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 11 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 32170
INSEE code 32226

Manas Bastanous ( Gascon : Manas e Bastanós) is a French municipality with 81 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Gers in the region Occitania (2015 Midi-Pyrénées ); it belongs to the Arrondissement Mirande and the municipality of Astarac Arros en Gascogne . The residents call themselves Manassois / Manassoises .

geography

Manas-Bastanous is located around 16 kilometers south-southwest of Mirande and 28 kilometers northeast of Tarbes in the south of the Gers department on the border with the Hautes-Pyrénées department . The community consists of hamlets, numerous scattered settlements and individual farmsteads.

Neighboring communities are Mont-de-Marrast in the north, Barcugnan in the east, Fontrailles (in the Hautes-Pyrénées department) in the south and Sarraguzan in the west.

history

In the Middle Ages, the three communities in Kastlanei Moncassin in the county of Astarac were located in the historic Gascon region and shared its fate. Arroux, Bastanous and Manas belonged to the Mirande district from 1793 to 1801. The municipalities have been assigned to the Arrondissement of Mirande since 1801 and belonged to the canton of Miélan from 1793 to 2015 . In 1822 the municipalities of Arroux (1821: 67 inhabitants), Bastanous (1821: 176 inhabitants) and Manas (1821: 142 inhabitants) united to form today's municipality.

Population development

The population development is typical for a French rural community. Developments between 1793 and 1831 are normal with growth. This was followed by a wave of emigration that continues to this day.

year 1793 1821 1831 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2016
Residents 350 375 413 142 139 137 125 122 105 111 88 80
today's municipal area Sources: Cassini, Arroux Cassini, Bastanous Cassini, Manas-Bastanous and INSEE

Attractions

  • Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption village church in Manas
  • Church Saint-Barthélémy in Bastanous
  • Chapel of Aroux in Aroux (also known as the Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-de-la-Vierge )
  • three wayside crosses
  • Memorial to the Fallen

  • Town hall (Mairie) and school

  • Saint-Barthélémy village church in Bastanous

  • Chapel of Aroux

  • Memorial to the Fallen

traffic

The most important national connection is the D939. The most important regional transport connections for the municipality are the D145 and the D567.

Web links

Commons : Manas-Bastanous  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Memorial to the Fallen