La Bastide-Solages (French pronunciation: [la bastid sɔlaʒ]; Occitan: La Bastida de Solatge or La Bastida Solatges) is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of Southern France.[3] Located on the departmental border with Tarn, it had a population of 104 as of 2020.
La Bastide-Solages
La Bastida de Solatge (Occitan) | |
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Location of La Bastide-Solages  | |
  La Bastide-Solages  La Bastide-Solages | |
| Coordinates: 43°56′44″N 2°31′30″E / 43.9456°N 2.525°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Aveyron |
| Arrondissement | Millau |
| Canton | Causses-Rougiers |
| Intercommunality | Réquistanais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | André Rouquette[1] |
Area 1 | 7.1 km2 (2.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 103 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 12023 /12550 |
| Elevation | 205–570 m (673–1,870 ft) (avg. 420 m or 1,380 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 Solageois (masculine) or Solageoises (feminine) in French.[4]
Geography
editLa Bastide-Solages is located some 25 km east by north-east of Albi and 28 km east by south-east of Carmaux just inside the Parc Naturel Regional des Grands Causses. The north-western and southern borders of the commune are the departmental border with Tarn. Access to the commune is by the D555 which branches from the D33 east of the commune and comes west through the village then north to rejoin the D33 north of the commune. The D665 branches from the D555 in the south of the commune and follows the southern border west to a bridge across the Tarn which links to the D172. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of La Carriere Basse, Cayssials, La Carriere Haute, La Bastide, and Le Bousquet. The commune is farmland in the middle with forests in the east and west.[5][6]
The river Tarn forms the whole north-western border as it flows south-west to eventually join the Garonne at Boudou. The Rance river forms the southern border of the commune as it flows west to join the Tarn at the western tip of the commune.[5][6]
Toponymy
editLa Bastide-Solages appears as la Baftide Teulat on the 1750 Cassini Map[7] and as la Baftide on the 1790 version.[8]
Administration
edit| From | To | Name |
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| 1875 | 1885 | Pierre Jean Pousthomis |
| 1885 | 1896 | Jean Souyris |
| 1896 | 1903 | Joseph Pousthomis |
| 2001 | 2014 | Léon Souyris |
| 2014 | 2026 | André Rouquette |
Demography
editIn 2017 the commune had 108 inhabitants. Between 1833 and 1874, it was part of the commune of Plaisance.[10]
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Bibliography
edit- Christian-Pierre Bedel, Sent-Sarnin, Balaguièr, Brasc, Combret, Copiac, La Bastida-Solatges, La Sèrra, La Val-Ròca-Cesièira, Martrinh, Montclar, Montfranc, Plasença, Postòmis, Sant-Jòri / Christian-Pierre Bedel et les habitants del canton de Sent-Sarnin, Rodez, Mission départementale de la culture, 1992, Al canton collection, 232 pages, ill., cov. ill. 28 cm, ISBN 2-907279-10-6, ISSN 1151-8375, BnF 35529736f (in French)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Inhabitants of Aveyron (in French)
- ^ a b c La Bastide-Solages on Google Maps
- ^ a b La Bastide-Solages on the Géoportail from National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- ^ la Baftide Teulat on the 1750 Cassini Map
- ^ la Baftide on the 1790 Cassini Map
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet La Bastide-Solages, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
