Mirepoix-sur-Tarn

Mirepoix-sur-Tarn ; Mirapeis de Tarn
region	Occitania
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Toulouse
Canton	Villemur-sur-Tarn
Community association	Val'Aïgo
Coordinates	43 ° 49 ′ N , 1 ° 34 ′ E Coordinates: 43 ° 49 ′ N , 1 ° 34 ′ E
height	85-221 m
surface	5.46 km 2
Residents	1,014 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	186 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	31340
INSEE code	31346
Website	mairiedemirepoixsurtarn.com
	; Town hall ( Mairie ) of Mirepoix-sur-Tarn

Mirepoix-sur-Tarn ( Occitan Miropeis de Tarn ) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region of France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Toulouse and the canton of Villemur-sur-Tarn . The 1,014 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) are called Mirapiciens .

geography

Mirepoix-sur-Tarn is located about 18 kilometers north-northeast of Toulouse on the Tarn river , which borders the municipality in the south. Mirepoix-sur-Tarn is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Montvalen in the north, Roquemaure in the east, Bessières in the south and south-east, La Magdelaine-sur-Tarn in the south-west and Layrac-sur-Tarn in the west and north-west.

Surname

In Occitan the place name is Miropeis . Miro has as a background "lieu qui se mire dans l'eau" (place that is reflected in the water), Peis comes from Pez and means fish.

history

In 1271 the village was first mentioned as a castrum owned by Alphonses de Poitiers.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008	2013
Residents	339	340	342	399	476	537	662	908
Source: Cassini and INSEE

description

Mirepoix and old Tarn Bridge

The 546 hectare municipal area lies in the plain of the Tarn valley and on its north-eastern slopes. The village itself is divided into two parts: a core area on the banks of the Tarn and a second on both sides of the tributary Lauzat. In 2011 two new residential areas were added.

Suspension bridge over the Tarn

Directly from the center of the village there is a suspension bridge over the Tarn, on which the department road 630 connects Mirepoix with Bessières. Due to the maximum permissible load of 19 tons being exceeded on November 18, 2019, at around 8.15 a.m., the roadway of the building, which is considered a sight, fell into the river when it was simultaneously hit by a 51-ton low-loader for construction machinery and a car was driven on. Two people, including the driver of the truck, were killed and three people were injured.

The two-lane bridge was a steel structure with two pylons and was 155 m long and 6.5 m wide. It was built in 1931 instead of a predecessor destroyed by floods in 1930 by the construction company Baudin Chateauneuf , which specializes in bridges and viaducts , was last renovated in 2003 and last underwent a comprehensive inspection in 2017.