La Bastide-de-Besplas
Commune in Occitanie, France
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La Bastide-de-Besplas (Occitan: La Bastida) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.[3]
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| Coordinates: 43°10′03″N 1°16′32″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Girons |
| Canton | Arize-Lèze |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Antolini[1] |
Area 1 | 10.22 km2 (3.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 383 |
| • Density | 37.5/km2 (97.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09038 /09350 |
| Elevation | 234–391 m (768–1,283 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
La Bastide-de-Besplas is an old Bastide in the Massif de Plantaurel some 50 km south by south-west of Toulouse and 20 km west by north-west of Pamiers. Both the northern and southern borders of the commune are the departmental border with Haute-Garonne. Access to the commune is by the D628 from Montesquieu-Volvestre in the north-west which passes through the centre of the commune and the village and continues south-east to Daumazan-sur-Arize. The D326 branches off the D628 in the commune and goes north to join the D408 north of the commune. The commune is mostly farmland interspersed with some forest.[4][5]
The Arize river flows through the centre of the commune and the village flowing from south-east to north-west where it continues to join the Garonne at Carbonne. The TaiVades stream rises in the north of the commune and flows north-west forming part of the northern border before joining the Arize on the commune border. The Ruisseau de Bergou forms the south-eastern border as it flows south-west to join the Arize. The Ruisseau d'Argain forms the southern border of the commune as it flows east to join the Arize in Daumazan-sur-Arize commune.[4][5]
History
La Bastide-de-Besplas appears as la Bafude de Besplas on the 1750 Cassini Map[6] and as la Bailute on the 1790 version.[7]
Administration
Demography
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Besplasois or Besplasoises in French.[9]
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Culture and heritage
Religious heritage
The Chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Bout-du-pont (1663)
is registered as an historical monument.[12]
The Chapel contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Commemorative plaque (1728)
[13] - A Ceiling Mural (18th century)[14]
- A Statue: Christ on the Cross (16th century)[15]
- A Retable (17th century)[16]
The Parish Church also contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Painting: The beheading of Saint John the Baptist (17th century)[17]
- A Bronze Bell (1410)[18]
- A Statue: Saint Louis (18th century)[19]
- A Statue: Virgin and child (17th century)[20]
- A Statue: Saint John the Baptist (18th century)[21]
- A Chalice (19th century)[22]
- An Offering Cross (19th century)[23]
- A Chalice (19th century)[24]
- A Group Sculpture: Virgin of Pity (18th century)[25]
Notable people linked to the commune
- Louis Astre, French trade unionist, born in the commune, where his parents were teachers, and spent his early years there.
- Henri Cuq, French Politician
- Abbot Casy Rivière
