Réquista

Réquista (Occitan: Requistar, primarily Ric Estar) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.

Réquista
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Réquista
Réquista
Réquista
Coordinates: 44°02′00″N 2°32′10″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentAveyron
ArrondissementMillau
CantonMonts du Réquistanais
IntercommunalityRéquistanais
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Eric Bula
Area
1
59.32 km2 (22.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,005
 • Density34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
12197 /12170
Elevation207–670 m (679–2,198 ft)
(avg. 580 m or 1,900 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Location

Climate
Climate data for Réquista
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 10
(50)		 11
(52)		 16
(61)		 18
(64)		 22
(72)		 26
(79)		 28
(82)		 29
(84)		 24
(75)		 20
(68)		 13
(55)		 10
(50)		 18.9
(66.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6
(43)		 6.5
(43.7)		 10
(50)		 12
(54)		 16.5
(61.7)		 20
(68)		 22
(72)		 22.5
(72.5)		 18
(64)		 15
(59)		 9
(48)		 6.5
(43.7)		 13.6
(56.5)
Average low °C (°F) 2
(36)		 2
(36)		 4
(39)		 6
(43)		 11
(52)		 14
(57)		 16
(61)		 16
(61)		 12
(54)		 10
(50)		 5
(41)		 3
(37)		 8.4
(47.1)
Source: Le climat à Réquista (en °C et mm, moyennes mensuelles) Météo msn[2]

History

Toponymy

In Occitan, the commune is called Requistar. The name comes from the term ric estar which means "rich place".

Coat of Arms
blazon1
  • The coat of arms for the commune of Réquista are emblazoned as follows:
    • Party:
    • The first gold leopard lioness rounded Gules, with the second also gold lion Gules; all summoned by a chief of sand laden with four flames of gold.

Politics and Administration

List of Mayors

List of successive mayors

TermNameLabelQuality
18811892Emile CarcenacRight-wingGeneral Councilor (1886-1892)
18921901Xavier AudouardIndependent
19011904Ernest AudouardIndependent
19041906Joseph CluzelIndependent
19061907Baptiste CanacIndependent
19071929Joseph CluzelIndependent
19291935Pierre FerralIndependentDoctor
19351936Jules MaursIndependent
19361941Elie SaussolIndependent
19411944Pierre FerralIndependent
19441953Elie SaussolIndependent
19531971Albert FournierRad. then UDRGeneral Councilor (1945-1970)
19711977Gabriel FastréIndependent
19771989Gaston PialatIndependent
19891995Marcel SouchonSocialist
19952000Dominique AzamUDFGeneral Councilor (1986-2001)
20002001Lucien BonnevialleRPR
20012014Eric Bula[3]Socialist
2014PresentMichel CausseDVD
  • Doctor
  • President of the Community of Communes
Missing data are yet to be completed.

Population and Society

Demography
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
17932,734—    
18002,546−1.01%
18063,663+6.25%
18213,709+0.08%
18313,547−0.45%
18364,025+2.56%
18414,185+0.78%
18463,874−1.53%
18514,380+2.49%
18564,354−0.12%
18614,207−0.68%
18664,017−0.92%
18724,330+1.26%
18763,751−3.52%
18813,387−2.02%
18863,347−0.24%
18913,334−0.08%
18962,821−3.29%
YearPop.±% p.a.
19012,776−0.32%
19062,884+0.77%
19112,655−1.64%
19212,606−0.19%
19262,562−0.34%
19312,500−0.49%
19362,587+0.69%
19462,604+0.07%
19542,583−0.10%
19622,405−0.89%
19682,482+0.53%
19752,625+0.80%
19822,512−0.63%
19902,243−1.41%
19992,060−0.94%
20072,092+0.19%
20122,020−0.70%
20172,005−0.15%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE[5]

Cultural Events and Festivities
Statue of a sheep and its lamb in front of the town hall of Réquista. The sheep being the symbol of the city.

Since Réquista is the first sheep canton in Europe, a sheep festival is organized every year on the first Sunday of June. A statue of a sheep and its lamb is also erected in front of the town hall. Every Monday morning (or Tuesday morning if Monday happens to be a holiday), the sheep market attracts breeders from the region as well as many buyers from neighboring departments. It begins at 9:00am with gray lambs, continues with lamb exports at 9:30am, cull ewes at 10:00am and lambs at 10:30am. The introduction of this market in 1992 necessitated the construction of a area big enough to fit an annual volume of 120,000 people (4,400m²). Quotations are recorded weekly and serve as reference to the national plan.[6]

Festivities
  • Ovine market every Monday (Tuesday if Monday is a holiday)
  • Weekly market in the covered hall from 7:30am to 12:30pm every Saturday
  • Monthly fair the second Thursday of the month from 8:30am to 12:00pm
  • Estofinado at the end of March
  • Feast of the sheep every year on the first Sunday of June
  • Bellegarde Hospital Festival the penultimate weekend of June
  • Flea market garage sale gourmet market during Lincou weekend after July 14
  • Lincou Festival the first weekend of August
  • Large flea market in Réquista the 3rd weekend of September
  • Christmas market on the last Sunday of November
  • Medieval day at the college Céléstin Sourrèzes organized by 5th year students
  • Feast of Saint-Julien (municipality of Réquista) with a lottery (Friday), meal and prom musette (Saturday) and bodega (Sunday) penultimate weekend of August
  • Fair at the flea market and exhibition of vintage cars the 3rd weekend of September
  • Fireworks at Lincou and votive festival the first weekend of August
  • Lottery numbers in Réquista and around
  • Wine tasting at the company of chiais
  • Festival of trout August 15 organized by Lévezou Ségala Aveyron XV
  • Votive festival in Lebous the 2nd weekend in September

Local Associations
  • The motorcycle club Réquista has a cross field.
  • National petanque.
  • Dance Gala with students Josiane Nespoulous.
  • Commercial Fortnight (last week of July and first of August) organized by the Union of Traders and Craftsmen of Réquista

Nadalet de Réquista

Nadalet de Réquista is a song in Occitan written by Paul Bonnefous in 1864. It is sung every year at the Mass on December 24 by the choir of the church of Réquista.

Places and monuments
  • Church of Réquista
  • Museum art gallery of the Lincou manor
  • Church of Réquista

In other languages

The name of the region/commune of Réquista is pronounced Request in English, which is also an acceptable and well recognized name of the region/commune.

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "Le climat à Réquista (en °C et mm, moyennes mensuelles) Météo msn". msn.com/fr-fr (in French). Archived from the original on 2018-04-08.
  3. Les Handinautes. "Yanous ! Chroniques citoyennes du handicap : Eric Bula". www.yanous.com (in French). Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  4. Données Cassini, EHESS
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. "FMBV". fmbv.asso.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
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