Mercenac

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Mercenac
Mercenac (France)
Mercenac
region Occitania
Department Ariège
Arrondissement Saint-Girons
Canton Portes du Couserans
Community association Couserans-Pyrénées
Coordinates 43 ° 2 '  N , 1 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 2 '  N , 1 ° 5'  E
height 328-544 m
surface 13.57 km 2
Residents 363 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 27 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 09160
INSEE code 09187

Mairie Mercenac

Mercenac ( Occitan : same name) is a French commune with 363 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ariège department in the Occitania region ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Girons , the association of municipalities Couserans-Pyrénées and the canton of Portes du Couserans (until 2015: canton of Saint-Lizier ). The inhabitants are called Mercenacois / Mercenacoises .

geography

Mercenac is located around 70 kilometers southwest of the city of Toulouse in the west of the Ariège department. The community consists of the village of Mercenac, the hamlet of Pouech and scattered settlements and individual farms. The village is located on a hill between the Ruisseau de Mercenac and the Salat River . Mercenac is located within the Pyrénées Ariégeoises Regional Nature Park . Large parts of the community are forested. The D117 from Foix to Tarbes passes south of the municipality. The place itself is on the D134.

Mercenac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Bagert in the north, Taurignan-Castet in the east, Caumont in the south, Prat-Bonrepaux in the southwest and west and Betchat in the west and northwest.

history

In the Middle Ages, the place was within the province of Couserans, which in turn was part of the province of Gascony.

The parish was part of the Saint-Girons district from 1793 to 1801. In addition, Mercenac was from 1793 to 2015 within the canton of Saint-Lizier . The parish has been assigned to the Arrondissement of Saint-Girons since 1801.

On June 10, 1944, the two resistance fighters Vincent Garavis and Ricardo Brotons were executed by the Wehrmacht in Mercenac.

Population development

year 1793 1800 1806 1851 1856 1886 1891 1911 1921 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2014
Residents 484 238 520 818 681 651 557 515 441 290 266 230 178 219 251 312 368
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Church Saint-Etienne in the 19th century
  • Cross Croix de la Passion from the 19th century
  • Memorial to the Fallen
  • More Attractions

Web links

Commons : Mercenac  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Memorial to the Fallen
  2. ↑ Description in Palissy (French)