Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges

commune in Haute-Garonne, France

Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges is a commune in southwestern France, part of the department of Haute-Garonne in the Occitanie region.

Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
Cathedral of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
Cathedral of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
Coat of arms of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
Location of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
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Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges is located in France
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges is located in Occitanie
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
Coordinates: 43°01′42″N 0°34′18″E / 43.0283°N 0.5716°E / 43.0283; 0.5716
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHaute-Garonne
ArrondissementSaint-Gaudens
CantonBagnères-de-Luchon
IntercommunalityPyrénées Haut-Garonnaises
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Marie-Claire Uchan-Delporte
Area
1
11.2 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
243
 • Density22/km2 (56/sq mi)
DemonymCommingeois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31472 /31510
Elevation421–1,016 m (1,381–3,333 ft)
(avg. 719 m or 2,359 ft)
Websitehttps://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.

History change

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

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]

Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges and its neighboring communes
 

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.

The Garonne river flows through the northeastern border of the commune; several of its tributaries, all small streams, flow through the commune.

Climate change

The climate of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.[3]

Population change

The inhabitants of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges are known, in French, as Commingeois (women: Commingeoises).[4]

Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges has a population, in 2014, of 243,[5] for a population density of 21.7 inhabitants/km2.

Evolution of the population in Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges

Administration change

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).[6]

People born at or related to Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges change

Events change

  • Festival international de musique du Comminges (pipe organ and religious music).[7]
  • Journée de la littérature jeunesse et de l'écrit de Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges.[8]

Sites of interest change

Some important buildings and places are:

Gallery change

Related pages change

References change

  1. "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.
  2. "Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges". Map-France.com. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  3. "La ville de St-Bertrand-de-Comminges". Annuaire-Mairie.fr (in French). Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  4. "Habitants du départment: Haute-Garonne (31)" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "Comminges Festival". Festival du Comminges. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  8. "Journée de la littérature jeunesse et de l'écrit" (in French). JLJE.org. Retrieved 14 March 2017.

Other websites change