Saint-Arailles
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Saint-Arailles Senta Aralha |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gers | |
| Arrondissement | Also | |
| Canton | Fezensac | |
| Community association | Artagnan de Fezensac | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 38 ' N , 0 ° 21' E | |
| height | 136-236 m | |
| surface | 13.20 km 2 | |
| Residents | 135 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 10 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 32350 | |
| INSEE code | 32360 | |
 View towards the village |
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Saint-Arailles ( Gascon Senta Aralha ) is a French municipality with 135 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Gers in the region Occitania (2015 Midi-Pyrénées ); it belongs to the arrondissement Auch and to the community association Artagnan de Fezensac . The residents call themselves Saint-Araillais / Saint-Araillaises .
geography
Saint-Arailles is located around 18 kilometers west of Auch in the center of the Gers department. The Osse crosses the municipality in a northerly direction. The community consists of numerous scattered settlements and individual farmsteads.
Neighboring communities are Riguepeu in the north, Mirannes in the east, Montesquiou in the south and Castelnau-d'Anglès in the west.
history
The community was settled early on. This is documented by a grave column from Gallo-Roman times. The present place was founded in the 13th century as a fortified village (castelnau). In the Middle Ages, Saint-Arailles was in the county of Vic-Fezensac within the Armagnac region in the historic Gascony region and shared its fate. From 1793 to 1801, Saint-Arailles belonged to the canton of Barran and the district of Auch. Since 1801, Saint-Arailles has been assigned to the arrondissement Auch and from 1801 to 2015 it belonged to the canton of Vic-Fezensac (originally called canton Vic-sur-Losse). The municipality in its current form was created in 1821 by the merger of the old municipality of Saint-Arailles (1821: 332 inhabitants) with the municipality of Saint-Jean-d'Anglès (1821: 89 inhabitants).
Population development
The population development is typical for a French rural community. The developments between 1793 and 1831 are normal with strong growth and the subsequent strong rural exodus from 1850. There was a strong decline in population during the First World War. After stabilization after the First World War, another wave of emigration followed in 1936. The previous low point was reached in 1999.
| year | 1793 | 1800 | 1821 | 1831 | 1851 | 1911 | 1921 | 1936 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 423 | 391 | 421 | 466 | 424 | 312 | 234 | 235 | 150 | 154 | 139 | 136 | 133 | 116 | 125 | 150 | 134 |
| Sources: Cassini Cassini, Saint-Jean-d'Anglès and INSEE ; From 1793 to 1821, the municipality is already today | |||||||||||||||||
Attractions
- Château de Saint-Jean castle (private property); mostly from the 18th century, the oldest parts from the 13th century
- Ramparts around the village, including two gate towers (Est and Ouest)
- Saint Barthélemy village church
- Notre-Dame-de-Brétous chapel , a monument historique since 1943
- Chapel of Saint-Jean-d'Anglès in Condesse
- three wayside crosses at the eastern exit of the village, at the intersection of the D34 with the D179 and at the village cemetery
- Lavoir (wash house) near the Osse
- Memorial to the Fallen
Wall system with gate tower
Saint Barthélemy village church
Notre-Dame-de-Brétous chapel
Partial view of Saint-Arailles
traffic
The community is far away from national traffic routes and has no rail or bus connections. The most important regional traffic route is the D34. A few kilometers away is the N21 with a connection in Mirande.
Web links
- Saint-Arailles on the IGN side
- Village church and chapels
- Location of the place and brief information
- Sights of Saint-Arailles on Le Patrimoine rural du Gers