Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges | |
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 Cathedral of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges | |
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Location of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges  | |
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| Coordinates: 43°01′42″N 0°34′18″E / 43.0283°N 0.5716°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens |
| Canton | Bagnères-de-Luchon |
| Intercommunality | Pyrénées Haut-Garonnaises |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Marie-Claire Uchan-Delporte |
| Area 1 | 11.2 km2 (4.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 243 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (56/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Commingeois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31472 /31510 |
| Elevation | 421–1,016 m (1,381–3,333 ft) (avg. 719 m or 2,359 ft) |
| Website | https://www.st-bertrand.com/ |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges is a commune in southwestern France, part of the department of Haute-Garonne in the Occitanie region.
History[change | change source]
In 72 B.C. the Roman General Pompey, while on the way back to Rome after a military campaign in Spain, founded a Roman colony there named Lugdunum Convenarum.
In 1083, the knight Bertrand de l'Isle-Jourdain was named as Bishop of Comminges. He ordered the construction of the cathedral and of the Romanesque cloister. The place became used by pilgrims as a stage on the route to Santiago de Compostela.
Bertrand de l'Isle was canonised and became known as Saint-Bertrand in the 13th century and Lugdunum Convenarum became known as Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges.
Geography[change | change source]
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges is on the foothills of the Pyrenees in the Comminges region at 18 km (11 mi) to the southwest of Saint-Gaudens. It is on the border with the Hautes-Pyrénées department.
The commune has an area of 11.2 km2 (4.3 sq mi),[1] and its average altitude is 719 m (2,359 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 500 m (1,600 ft).[2]
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Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges is the southwestern end of Haute-Garonne department and borders 8 other communes, six of them in the Hautes-Pyrénées department.
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The Garonne river flows through the northeastern border of the commune; several of its tributaries, all small streams, flow through the commune.
Climate[change | change source]
The climate of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
Population[change | change source]
The inhabitants of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges are known, in French, as Commingeois (women: Commingeoises).[3]
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges has a population, in 2014, of 243,[4] for a population density of 21.7 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
Administration[change | change source]
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges is part of the arrondissement of Saint-Gaudens, the Bagnères-de-Luchon canton and of the intercommunality Les Pyrénées Haut-Garonnaises (French: Communauté de communes des Pyrénées Haut-Garonnaises).[5]
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- Bertrand de Comminges (~ 1050–1123), Bishop of Comminges that rebuilt the cathedral; the commune is named after him.
- Bertrand de Got (~ 1264–1314) was bishop of Comminges and later pope with the name of Clement V.
- Pierre de Foix (1386–1464), bishop of Comminges that built the tomb of Saint Bertrand.
- François Bayle (1622-1709), born in Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, physician, botanist, professor of Medicine at the old University of Toulouse.
- Nérée Boubée (1806–1862), entomologist, geologist, co-founder of a museum of the Pyrenees in Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges together with Victor Cazes.
Events[change | change source]
- Festival international de musique du Comminges (pipe organ and religious music).[6]
- Journée de la littérature jeunesse et de l'écrit de Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges.[7]
Sites of interest[change | change source]
Some important buildings and places are:
- Ruins of the old city of Lugdunum Convenarum.
- The Notre-Dame of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges cathedral.
- The early Christianity basilica, in the lower town.
- The old Convent of the Olivetans; now the tourism office is here.
- Maison Bridaut; here is the post office.
Gallery[change | change source]
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General view: the valley, the cathedral, the mountains. -
Ruins of Lugdunum Convenarum. -
The upper town and the cathedral. -
The Maison Bridaut.
Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Commune de Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges (31472)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ↑ "Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges". Map-France.com. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ↑ "Habitants du départment: Haute-Garonne (31)" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ↑ "Commune de Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges (31472)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ↑ "Comminges Festival". Festival du Comminges. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ↑ "Journée de la littérature jeunesse et de l'écrit" (in French). JLJE.org. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Website of the cathedral (in French)