La Bastide-de-Lordat

La Bastide-de-Lordat is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.[2]

La Bastide-de-Lordat
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of La Bastide-de-Lordat
La Bastide-de-Lordat
La Bastide-de-Lordat
Coordinates: 43°08′41″N 1°42′48″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentAriège
ArrondissementPamiers
CantonPortes d'Ariège
IntercommunalityPays de Pamiers
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Jacqueline Freyche-Pagiarno
Area
1
5.97 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
286
 • Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
09040 /09700
Elevation249–315 m (817–1,033 ft)
(avg. 300 m or 980 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 Bastidiens or Bastidiennes.[3]

Geography

La Bastide-de-Lordat is in the Pamiers urban area some 8 km east by north-east of Pamiers and 5 km north of Les Pujols. Access to the commune is by the D11 road from Pamiers which enters the west of the commune then turns north continuing to Belpech, changing to the D102 at the departmental border. Access to the village is by the D430 from Trémoulet in the north, by the D30 from Saint-Amadou in the south, and by the D6 from Lapenne in the east. The D30 continues past the village north-west to Montaut. The commune is almost entirely farmland with a few small patches of forest.[4][5]

The Hers river forms the whole eastern border of the commune as it flows north to join the Ariege near Cintegabelle. The Estaut stream forms the whole western border of the commune as it flows north to join the Hers north-west of Belpech.[4][5]

History

La Bastide-de-Lordat appears as la Baftide Garderenoud on the 1750 Cassini Map[6] and as la Bastide on the 1790 version.[7]

Heraldry
Arms of La Bastide-de-Lordat
 Blazon:

Or, a chevron fracted Sable.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[8]

FromToNamePartyPosition
20012004Francis Olivetti
20042008Marie-Claude Pagès
20082014Frédéric Eychenne
20142020Jacqueline Freyche-Pagiarno

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 286 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 348—    
1800 300−2.10%
1806 364+3.28%
1821 388+0.43%
1831 400+0.31%
1836 419+0.93%
1841 446+1.26%
1846 458+0.53%
1851 458+0.00%
1856 489+1.32%
1861 466−0.96%
1866 459−0.30%
1872 451−0.29%
1876 425−1.47%
1881 411−0.67%
1886 373−1.92%
1891 368−0.27%
1896 386+0.96%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 356−1.61%
1906 334−1.27%
1911 319−0.91%
1921 258−2.10%
1926 249−0.71%
1931 254+0.40%
1936 227−2.22%
1946 237+0.43%
1954 235−0.11%
1962 241+0.32%
1968 211−2.19%
1975 182−2.09%
1982 145−3.19%
1990 153+0.67%
1999 213+3.74%
2007 255+2.28%
2012 271+1.22%
2017 286+1.08%
Source: EHESS[9] and INSEE[10]

Culture and heritage

The commune has a very large number of items that are registered as historical objects - mostly in the Church of Saint Etienne but with other objects in the Town Hall and the Cemetery. For a complete list of historical objects together with links to descriptions (in French) and a few photos click here.

Civil heritage

The War Memorial (1927) is registered as an historical monument.[11]

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:

  • The Cemetery (19th century)[12]
  • The Delquié Family Funeral Chapel (19th century)[13]
  • The Astre Family Funeral Chapel (19th century)[14]
  • The Castel-Maury Family Tomb (19th century)[15]
  • The Parish Church of Saint-Etienne (1875)[16]

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. La Bastide-de-Lordat on Lion1906
  3. Inhabitants of Midi-Pyrénées (in French)
  4. La Bastide-de-Lordat on Google Maps
  5. La Bastide-de-Lordat on the Géoportail from National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
  6. la Baftide Garderenoud on the 1750 Cassini Map
  7. la Bastide on the 1790 Cassini Map
  8. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  9. Données Cassini, EHESS
  10. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  11. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA09000073 War Memorial (in French)
  12. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA09000156 Cemetery (in French)
  13. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA09000271 Delquié Family Funeral Chapel (in French)
  14. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA09000221 Astre Family Funeral Chapel (in French)
  15. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA09000201 Castel-Maury Family Tomb (in French)
  16. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA09000003 Parish Church of Saint-Etienne (in French)
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