Péguilhan is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France in the historical region of Gascony. On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Lunax was merged into Péguilhan.[3]
Péguilhan | |
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 The church in Péguilhan | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Péguilhan  | |
  Péguilhan  Péguilhan | |
| Coordinates: 43°18′54″N 0°42′29″E / 43.315°N 0.7081°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens |
| Canton | Saint-Gaudens |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Céline Laurenties Barrere[1] |
Area 1 | 23.58 km2 (9.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 258 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31412 /31350 |
| Elevation | 218–345 m (715–1,132 ft) (avg. 347 m or 1,138 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Péguilhan has far-reaching views towards the Pyrenees. It is surrounded by woodland and open countryside and a mixture of arable and livestock farming. Some houses in the area have been bought by British incomers, although the majority in recent times have been Dutch and German.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 313 | — |
| 1968 | 334 | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 259 | −22.5% |
| 1982 | 250 | −3.5% |
| 1990 | 232 | −7.2% |
| 1999 | 221 | −4.7% |
| 2004 | 222 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 241 | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 218 | −9.5% |
Personalities
editIt was possibly the birthplace of Aimeric de Peguilhan, a medieval troubadour, although this is debated.
Geography
editThe river Gesse flows northwards through the commune towards the market town of Boulogne-sur-Gesse; the Gimone forms most its western border.
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Interior of the church -
Château de Villeneuve
Literature
editPéguilhan is the setting for Martin Calder's travel memoir A Summer in Gascony, about life on a farm with a local Gascon family, centred on the inn at the end of the village. The book is set in the early 1990s and was published in 2008 by Nicholas Brealey publishing.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 4 August 2016 (in French)
- ^ Martin Calder (2009). A Summer in Gascony (2 ed.). Nicholas Brealey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1857885317.
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