Serres-sur-Arget
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Serres-sur-Arget Sèrras d'Arget |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Ariège | |
| Arrondissement | Foix | |
| Canton | Val d'Ariège | |
| Community association | Pays Foix-Varilhes | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 58 ′ N , 1 ° 31 ′ E | |
| height | 469–1,056 m | |
| surface | 17.73 km 2 | |
| Residents | 687 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 39 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 09000 | |
| INSEE code | 09293 | |
.jpg) Benedictine Abbey of Notre-Dame-du-Pesquié in Le Pesquié |
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Serres-sur-Arget ( Occitan : Sèrras d'Arget ) is a French commune with 687 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region ; it belongs to the Arrondissement Foix , the community association Pays Foix-Varilhes and the canton Val d'Ariège (until 2015: canton Foix-Rural ). The inhabitants are called Serrésiens / Serrésiennes .
geography
Serres-sur-Arget is located around 71 kilometers south of the city of Toulouse in the center of the Ariège department near the small town of Foix . The community consists of the village of Serres-sur-Arget, numerous hamlets and scattered settlements as well as individual farms. The municipality is located within the Pyrénées Ariégeoises Regional Nature Park and is crossed by the Arget River. Large parts of the community are forested. The village of Serres-sur-Arget is located on a plateau. The highest point of the municipality is the Cap de la Grésale in the west of the municipality. In terms of traffic, the place is on the D21, away from national traffic connections.
Serres-sur-Arget is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Cadarcet in the north, Saint-Martin-de-Caralp in the northeast, Saint-Pierre-de-Rivière in the east, Bénac in the southeast, Brassac in the south, Burret in the southwest and west and Alzen in the West and northwest.
history
The abbey was first mentioned in 1095. In the Middle Ages, the place was within the county of Foix , which was a crown domain of the King of France from 1607 until the French Revolution . From 1793 to 1801 the community belonged to the Tarascon district. In addition, Serres-sur-Arget was within the canton of Foix from 1793 to 1984 and within the canton of Foix-Rural from 1984 to 2015 . The municipality has been assigned to the Arrondissement of Foix since 1801. Until 1958 the community was called Serres. To distinguish it from places of the same name, it was then given the addition and became Serres-sur-Arget. The abbey has only been a monastery again since 1991: the Benedictine Abbey of Pesquié . There are around 50 women.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1821 | 1831 | 1911 | 1921 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2014 |
| Residents | 1,044 | 1,767 | 1,529 | 1,520 | 1,178 | 613 | 444 | 385 | 460 | 565 | 701 | 768 | 779 |
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Attractions
- Romanesque church of Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul from the 11th century
- Notre-Dame-du-Pesquié Benedictine Abbey (rebuilt in the last 30 years), first mentioned in 1095
- two lavoirs (wash houses) in Cambié and Cayrel
- Memorial to the Fallen
Web links
- Information about Serres-sur-Arget at cassini.ehess.fr
- Serres-sur-Arget on the IGN side
- Photos of the church and the abbey
- Portrait and landmarks of the community