Country France Department Ariège Canton Saverdun Area 5.97 km² Population 213 (1999) | Region Occitanie Arrondissement Pamiers Intercommunality Pays de Pamiers Local time Friday 12:39 AM | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind W at 5 km/h, 86% Humidity | ||
La Bastide-de-Lordat is a French commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.
Contents
- Map of 09700 La Bastide de Lordat France
- Geography
- Mapping
- History
- Administration
- Demography
- Culture and heritage
- Civil heritage
- Religious heritage
- References
Map of 09700 La Bastide-de-Lordat, France
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bastidiens or Bastidiennes.
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.
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.
Mapping
A list of online mapping systems can be displayed by clicking on the coordinates (latitude and longitude) in the top right hand corner of this article.
History
La Bastide-de-Lordat appears as la Baftide Garderenoud on the 1750 Cassini Map and as la Bastide on the 1790 version.
Administration
List of Successive Mayors
(Not all data is known)
Demography
In 2010 the commune had 264 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger communes that have a sample survey every year.
Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)
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.
Religious heritage
The commune has several religious buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments: