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Saint-Ost Sent Haust |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Gers | |
| Arrondissement | Mirande | |
| Canton | Mirande-Astarac | |
| Community association | Astarac Arros en Gascogne | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 23 ' N , 0 ° 28' E | |
| height | 200-290 m | |
| surface | 6.84 km 2 | |
| Residents | 87 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 13 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 32300 | |
| INSEE code | 32401 | |
Saint-Ost ( Occitan : Sent Haust ) is a French commune with 87 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gers department in the Occitanie region (until 2015 Midi-Pyrénées ). It belongs to the Arrondissement Mirande and the municipality association Astarac Arros en Gascogne, founded in 2012 . The inhabitants call themselves Saint-Ostois .
geography
The municipality of Saint-Ost is located in the Astarac countryside in the east of the historic province of Gascony , 40 kilometers northeast of Tarbes and about 100 kilometers southwest of Toulouse . The Grande Baïse flows through the 6.84 km² municipal area . The river Baïsole , which flows parallel to the north, forms the western boundary of the municipality. To the east of both rivers are two narrow mountain ranges in a north-south direction, which slope steeply to the west and gently to the east. At the eastern border of the municipality, the highest point in Saint-Ost is reached at 290 meters above sea level. In addition to the remains of alluvial forest on the rivers and the wooded steep slopes, the terrain consists mainly of fields and pastures. The community consists of numerous individual farms and hamlets, there is no distinctive village center. The largest hamlets are Campardon, Dupin, Cabos, Compans, Daran, Monlaur, Le Paysan, Vidouze, Le Janot, Taran, Desangles, Le Chec, Le Biec, Le Manciet, Fitère, Carreau, Méninot, Le Poucouret, Christi, Le Finat and Le Rentoy .
Saint-Ost is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Viozan in the north, Aujan-Mournède in the east, Ponsan-Soubiran in the southeast, Cuélas in the south and Sainte-Aurence-Cazaux in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 139 | 137 | 108 | 105 | 94 | 86 | 82 | 83 |
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Attractions
- Romanesque church of Saint-Faust from the 11th / 12th centuries century
- Stone in front of the church gate, where in the Middle Ages Cagots could pray without entering the church
- four dovecotes
- Hall crosses
Saint-Ost maintains a predominantly agricultural activity with 14 farmers who grow maize and raise cattle (meat). There are also tobacco producers, a poultry farmer
Economy and Infrastructure
There are 14 farms in the commune of Saint-Ost (cereal and tobacco growing, horse, cattle, pig and poultry breeding).
The D 2 trunk road from L'Isle-de-Noé to Lannemezan runs through the municipality of Saint-Ost . In Lannemezan there is a connection to the A 64 autoroute .
supporting documents
- ↑ Saint-Ost on cassini.ehess.fr (French)
- ↑ Saint-Ost on INSEE
- ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)
