Pailhac

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Pailhac
Coat of arms of Pailhac
Pailhac (France)
Pailhac
region Occitania
Department Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement Bagneres-de-Bigorre
Canton Neste, Aure and Louron
Community association Aure Louron
Coordinates 42 ° 55 '  N , 0 ° 22'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 55 '  N , 0 ° 22'  E
height 720-977 m
surface 0.99 km 2
Residents 69 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 70 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 65240
INSEE code 65354
Website pailhac.free.fr

Parish Church of Saint-Etienne

Pailhac is a French commune with 69 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre and the canton of Neste, Aure et Louron (until 2015: canton of Arreau ).

The inhabitants are called Pailhacais and Pailhacaises .

geography

Pailhac is located about 25 kilometers southeast of Bagnères-de-Bigorre in the historic province of Quatre-Vallées .

Pailhac is surrounded by the three neighboring communities:

Fréchet-Aure
Arreau Neighboring communities Jézeau

The municipality with its 99 hectare area is the smallest in the Aura valley. The center is located at an altitude of 770 meters.

There are no significant rivers in the area of ​​the municipality.

history

On June 25, 1687, a fire destroyed the entire village. Only the church and a house were spared.

Toponymy

The Occitan name of the community is Palhac.

It has its origins in a country estate in antiquity . It is derived from the Latin proper name Palius with the suffix -acum ("Landgut des Palius").

Toponyms and mentions of Pailhac were:

  • De Palhaco (1387, Church Register des Comminges),
  • Pailhac (1750 and 1793, map by Cassini or Notice Communale ),
  • Paillac (1801, Bulletin des lois ).

Population development

After records began, the population rose to a peak of around 85 by the middle of the 19th century. In the period that followed, the size of the community fell to 15 inhabitants during short recovery phases up to the 1970s, before a phase with at times strong growth set in. which raised them to a level of around 70 inhabitants since the turn of the millennium.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 21st 18th 15th 21st 28 52 71 36 69
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2011

Attractions

  • Parish Church of Saint-Etienne

Economy and Infrastructure

Porcs Noirs de Bigorre

Pailhac is located in the AOC zones of the Porc noir de Bigorre pig breed and the Jambon noir de Bigorre ham .

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
Total = 12

traffic

Pailhac is crossed by Route départementale 19.

Web links

Commons : Pailhac  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hautes-Pyrénées ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  2. ↑ Pierre-Yves Corbel: Présentation de la commune ( fr ) French Ministry of Culture . December 30, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  3. ↑ Ma commune: Pailhac ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  4. ↑ Historique ( fr ) Municipality of Pailhac. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  5. ↑ Pailhac ( fr ) Hautes-Pyrenees. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  6. ^ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  7. ↑ a b Notice Communale Pailhac ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  8. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Pailhac (65354) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  9. ↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  10. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Pailhac (65354) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 5, 2019.