Péguilhan
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 | |
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Coordinates: 43°18′54″N 0°42′29″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 | 263 |
• Density | 11/km2 (29/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
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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
It was possibly the birthplace of Aimeric de Peguilhan, a medieval troubadour, although this is debated.
Geography
The river Gesse flows northwards through the commune towards the market town of Boulogne-sur-Gesse; the Gimone forms most its western border.
- Interior of the church
- Château de Villeneuve
Literature
Péguilhan 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]
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- 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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