Viella (Hautes-Pyrénées)

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Viella
Vielar
Viella coat of arms
Viella (France)
Viella
region Occitania
Department Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement Argelès-Gazost
Canton La Vallée des Gaves
Community association Pyrénées Vallées des Gaves
Coordinates 42 ° 53 '  N , 0 ° 1'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 53 '  N , 0 ° 1'  E
height 772-1,987 m
surface 3.14 km 2
Residents 88 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 28 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 65120
INSEE code 65463

Viella ( Gaskognisch Vielar ) is a French commune with 88 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region ; it belongs to the Argelès-Gazost arrondissement and the canton of La Vallée des Gaves .

location

Viella is located in the south of the Hautes-Pyrénées department, around 40 km (as the crow flies) south of Tarbes . The place is located on the north-western slope of the Soum de la Courbe mountain (1987 m. Above sea ​​level) near the Bastan river and also in the Pyrenees National Park . It is part of the Lavedan region and its sub-region Vallée de Barège . The highest point in the municipality is the Soum de la Courbe mountain peak in the south of the municipality.

The community consists of the village of Viella and numerous individual farms.

history

In the early Middle Ages the rulership changed frequently (Visigoths, Basques, Franks, Saracens). After that, the place was under the rule of the Kingdom of Aquitaine and the Duchy of Gascony for centuries. From 900 to 1609 there was a county of Bigorre within the aforementioned areas. A sub-area of ​​this rule was the Lavedan region , which Viella was part of. During the Hundred Years War Viella was sometimes under English, sometimes under French rule. From 1425 to 1609 the place belonged as part of the county of Bigorre to the county of Foix, which is only loosely connected to France . Because the last ruler of this county, King Henry II of the House of Bourbon, ascended the throne of France (as Henry IV) in 1589, the places in the region were crown domains from 1609 to 1789. The municipality belonged to the District of Argelès from 1793 to 1801. It was also part of the canton of Luz-Saint-Sauveur from 1793 to 2015 (1793–1962 under the name of Canton Luz ). With the exception of the years 1926 to 1942 (Arrondissement Bagnères) Viella was administratively part of the Arrondissement Argelès-Gazost since 1801. First indirect mention by name in the green book of Bénac, in which a Bernardus de Bilar is listed.

Population development

year 1793 1800 1806 1831 1846 1861 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
Residents 250 221 251 227 312 300 132 123 109 98 108 103 79 73
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

In the 19th century the place had over 300 inhabitants at times. The increasing mechanization of agriculture led to a continuous decline in the number of inhabitants to the lows of recent times.

Attractions

  • Romanesque village church of Saint-Michel (renovations in the 17th and 19th centuries)
  • numerous old houses
  • Lavoir in the village center

  • Mairie (Town Hall) by Viella

  • View of Viella

  • Village fountain in Viella

Web links

Commons : Viella  - collection of images, videos and audio files