Balacet

Balacet is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.

Balacet
Commune
Location of Balacet
Balacet
Balacet
Coordinates: 42°53′06″N 0°58′56″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentAriège
ArrondissementSaint-Girons
CantonCouserans Ouest
IntercommunalityCastillonnais
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Antoine Duburcq
Area
1
2.12 km2 (0.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
26
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
09034 /09800
Elevation833–1,674 m (2,733–5,492 ft)
(avg. 906 m or 2,972 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Balacetois or Balacetoises.[2]

Geography

Balacet is located some 8 km south-west of Audressein and 3 km north-east of Sentein in the Biros Valley. Access to the commune is by the tortuous D704 road which branches from the D4 just west of Lascoux and goes to the village then continues east to Uchentein. There is also another road that goes west from the village to Irazein. The commune is a rugged mountain commune which is heavily forested.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

List of Successive Mayors[4]

FromToNamePartyPosition
20012008Gilbert Birbes
20082014André Marran
20142020Antoine Duburcq

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 26 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 83—    
1800 86+0.51%
1806 107+3.71%
1821 126+1.10%
1831 125−0.08%
1836 102−3.99%
1841 104+0.39%
1846 108+0.76%
1851 114+1.09%
1856 117+0.52%
1861 121+0.67%
1866 112−1.53%
1872 116+0.59%
1876 108−1.77%
1881 109+0.18%
1886 81−5.77%
1891 82+0.25%
1896 90+1.88%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 107+3.52%
1906 103−0.76%
1911 90−2.66%
1921 71−2.34%
1926 65−1.75%
1931 64−0.31%
1936 47−5.99%
1946 29−4.71%
1954 25−1.84%
1962 30+2.31%
1968 29−0.56%
1975 26−1.55%
1982 14−8.46%
1990 10−4.12%
1999 24+10.22%
2007 19−2.88%
2012 17−2.20%
2017 26+8.87%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE[6]

Religious heritage

The Parish Church contains several items that are registered as historical objects:

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Inhabitants of Ariège (in French)
  3. Google Maps
  4. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Balacet, EHESS. (in French)
  6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000070 Pyx (in French)
  8. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000069 Ciborium (in French)
  9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000068 2 Candlesticks (in French)
  10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000067 Altar, Retable, and Tabernacle (in French)
  11. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000066 Chalice (in French)
  12. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM09000065 Carving: Chrisme (in French)
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