Alan, Haute-Garonne
Alan | |
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Coordinates: 43°13′50″N 0°56′25″E / 43.2306°N 0.9403°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Haute-Garonne |
Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens |
Canton | Cazères |
Intercommunality | Cœur et Coteaux du Comminges |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Francis Beausor[1] |
Area 1 | 11.29 km2 (4.36 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 287 |
• Density | 25/km2 (66/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 31005 /31420 |
Elevation | 271–520 m (889–1,706 ft) (avg. 378 m or 1,240 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Alan (French pronunciation: [alɑ̃] ⓘ) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Geography
The commune is bordered by seven other communes: Bachas to the north, Terrebasse to the northeast, Marignac-Laspeyres to the east, Le Fréchet to the south, Aurignac to the southwest, Montoulieu-Saint-Bernard to the west, and finally by Benque to the northwest.
History
The village was established in the 11th century as a
An earlier text dates the establishment of Alan, Haute-Garonne and its name back to the fifth century AD during the reign of Constantius III and his campaigns against the Visigoths in northern Hispania.[7] In 414 AD, the forces of Visigothic King Athaulf along with their Alan allies marched into southern Gaul in search of a place to settle. They gained control of Narbonne, Toulouse and Bordeaux before facing a stalemate at Bazas. At that point, Count Paulinus of Pella, who happened to a friend of the Alan leader, and who was inside the besieged town with his family,[7] managed to persuade the Alan chiefs to change their allegiance from the Visigoths and help successfully break the siege of Bazas. In exchange Paulinus promised the Alans land on which to settle.[8][9][10] The Goths, deprived of their Alan allies broke off the siege and through constant pressure by forces of Constantius, fled from southern Gaul, crossing the Pyrenees and entering Hispania in 415 AD.[11][12] Following this victory, emperor Constantius, as part of his plan to confine the Goths in Hispania, fulfilled the agreement between Paulinus and the Alans, arranging for the division of land between Toulouse and the Mediterranean, enabling the Alans to control coastal roads particularly the Via Domitia connecting Gaul with Hispania.[8] In this area, Alan military settlers or their descendants appear to have given their name to the towns including Alan but also Alénya, Alaigne and Lanet.[10]
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are called Alanais.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 267 | — |
1975 | 228 | −2.23% |
1982 | 259 | +1.84% |
1990 | 276 | +0.80% |
1999 | 299 | +0.89% |
2007 | 305 | +0.25% |
2012 | 316 | +0.71% |
2017 | 305 | −0.71% |
Source: INSEE[13] |
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ OCLC 1122793180.
- ^ Charles Higounet (1986) Eustache de Beaumarchais et les bastides de Gascogne, dans Villes, sociétés et économies médiévales (Homenaje José María Lacarra), 1986, p600
- ^ "History of the Bishops' Palace of Comminges".
- ^ "The restoration of the Bishops' Palace of Comminges".
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8166-5699-8.
- ^ ISBN 978-3-05-005550-3, retrieved 13 February 2023
- S2CID 152208072.
- ^ ISSN 0035-0818.
- S2CID 162968524.
- S2CID 151371666.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE