Barbazan | |
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 The town hall in Barbazan | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Barbazan | |
  Barbazan  Barbazan | |
| Coordinates:43°02′00″N0°37′26″E / 43.0333°N 0.6239°E /43.0333; 0.6239 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens |
| Canton | Bagnères-de-Luchon |
| Intercommunality | Pyrénées Haut-Garonnaises |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Michelle Stradere[1] |
Area 1 | 6.05 km2 (2.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 507 |
| • Density | 83.8/km2 (217/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31045 /31510 |
| Elevation | 439–890 m (1,440–2,920 ft) (avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Barbazan (French pronunciation:[baʁbazɑ̃];Occitan:Barbasan) is acommune in theHaute-Garonnedepartment in theOccitanie region of south-westernFrance.
Barbazan is aSpa town in theComminges region located some 13 km south-west ofSaint-Gaudens and 12 km north ofCierp-Gaud. The western border of the commune is also the departmental border betweenHaute-Garonne andHautes-Pyrénées. Access to the commune is byRoute nationale N125 which comes from the end of theA645 autoroute and passes down the western side of the commune south toOre. The D26E road comes fromLabroquère in the north-west and passes through the north of the commune ending in the village. The D26 comes fromValcabrère in the west and passes through the village continuing toSauveterre-de-Comminges in the east. The D33D and the D33L go south from the village to join the N125. The commune has extensive forests in the east with some farmland in the west.[3]
TheGaronne river forms most of the western border of the commune as it flows north, passing throughToulouse, to eventually join theDordogne to form theGironde estuary atBordeaux. Lake Barbazan, north-west of the village at 452 m above sea level, is of glacial origin. It is surrounded bymoraine deposits: sub-glacial moraine from Cumania and rocky outcrops of moraine west of the Lake. TheRuisseau de Corp flows west from the lake to join the Garonne.[3]
Places adjacent to Barbazan, Haute-Garonne | |
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| Blazon: Vert, 3 jets of water Argent issuant from a fountain with antique base of Or on a wave Argent mouvant from base; in chief parti per pale: at 1 Gules with 4 otelles Argent addorsed saltrirewise, at 2 Azure with a cross of Or. |
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1792 | 1800 | Mathieu Monserbe |
| 1800 | 1809 | Joseph Dulac |
| 1809 | 1815 | Bertrand Monserie |
| 1815 | 1818 | Pierre Lapeyrade |
| 1818 | 1822 | Jean-Jacques Marie d'Astorg |
| 1822 | 1828 | Nicolas Bourbon |
| 1828 | 1832 | Jean-Marie Bon |
| 1832 | 1840 | Jean Dulac |
| 1840 | 1843 | Jean Pujole |
| 1843 | 1847 | Jean-Mathieu Descaillaux |
| 1847 | 1848 | Jean Mondon |
| 1848 | 1852 | Gilles Mondon |
| 1852 | 1871 | Jean-Louis Gilles Mondon |
| 1871 | 1890 | Théophile Dulac |
| 1890 | 1924 | Romain Dombernard |
| 1924 | 1937 | Mathieu Allemane |
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 1944 | Baptiste Foucadet |
| 1944 | 1947 | André Casteix |
| 1947 | 1947 | Bertrand Fourcade |
| 1947 | 1957 | Pierre Pujole |
| 1957 | 1960 | Jacques Vollant |
| 1960 | 1972 | Paul Bertrand |
| 1972 | 1977 | Henri Fontagneres |
| 1977 | 1985 | Georges Guichard |
| 1985 | 1989 | Jean Serny |
| 1989 | 2014 | Henri Galy |
| 2014 | 2026 | Michelle Stradere |
The inhabitants of the commune are known asBarbazanais orBarbazanaises in French.[5]
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Barbazan has two sites that are registered as historical monuments:
