Lamagistère
Lamagistère (French pronunciation: [lamaʒistɛʁ]; Occitan: La Magistèra) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Inhabitants of the district are known as les Magistériens.
Lamagistère | |
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 A view of the village from across the Garonne river | |
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Location of Lamagistère | |
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| Coordinates: 44°07′33″N 0°49′28″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn-et-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Castelsarrasin |
| Canton | Valence |
| Intercommunality | Deux Rives |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bruno Dousson[1] |
| Area 1 | 9.1 km2 (3.5 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,182 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 82089 /82360 |
| Elevation | 45–65 m (148–213 ft) (avg. 55 m or 180 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The district is located between the larger towns of Agen and Castelsarrasin. The nearest villages are Golfech, Donzac, Clermont-Soubiran, Saint-Urcisse and Saint-Sixte. The Barguelonne forms all of the commune's south-eastern border, then flows into the Garonne, which forms its southern and south-western borders. The commune, which is approximately 9 km2, is composed of a small village and surrounding territory.
The Route nationale N113 (national trunk road), used to run through the middle of the village but was later diverted around the town. In 2006, the French government downgraded some national trunk roads to departmental status roads. The N113 was one such road which was downgraded and now the diverted road is signed as the D813. However the historical designation can still be seen in a street sign in the middle of the village.
In fact the middle of the village is also a cross roads with the D30, which commences as a bridge over the Garonne River.
Lamagistère station, on the Bordeaux-Toulouse line, is located in the middle of the town. The village has a public library and a school but lacks, in 2012, a cinema or museum.
History
During the second world war the district was at the heart of a Franco-American sabotage operation. On the night of 15 to 16 August 1944, a section of the train line running between Bordeaux and Toulouse, which was defended by a garrison of German soldiers, was attacked by a combined force of American commandos, French partisans from Lot and a company of the Armée Secrète of Tarn-et-Garonne.[3]
Demographics
The following table shows the recorded population of the commune according to INSEE.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,192 | — |
| 1975 | 1,153 | −0.47% |
| 1982 | 1,084 | −0.88% |
| 1990 | 1,248 | +1.78% |
| 1999 | 1,187 | −0.56% |
| 2007 | 1,227 | +0.42% |
| 2012 | 1,120 | −1.81% |
| 2017 | 1,154 | +0.60% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Political Administration
The following table shows the names of the elected mayors of the commune in recent times and their period of tenure in the post.
| Period | Mayor |
|---|---|
| 2020-2026 | Bruno Dousson |
| 2014-2020 | Philippe Longo |
| 2008-2014 | Bernard Dousson |
| 2001-2008 | Bernard Cassagne |
| 1989-2001 | André Simon |
| 1960-1989 | Jean Geoffroy |
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- J. Latu, L’opération de sabotages franco-américaine à Lamagistère, 15-16 août 1944, revue Arkheia, n°1, Montauban, 1999.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
