Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges facts for kids
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Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
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Cathedral of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
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 Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
Location in France
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
Location in Occitanie
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Occitanie | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens | |
| Canton | Bagnères-de-Luchon | |
| Intercommunality | Pyrénées Haut-Garonnaises | |
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11.2 km2 (4.3 sq mi) | |
| Population
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243 | |
| • Density | 21.70/km2 (56.2/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Commingeois | |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
| INSEE/Postal code |
31472 /31510
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| Elevation | 421–1,016 m (1,381–3,333 ft) (avg. 719 m or 2,359 ft) |
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| Website | Mairie | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
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Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges is a commune in southwestern France, part of the department of Haute-Garonne in the Occitanie region.
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History
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
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), and its average altitude is 719 m (2,359 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 500 m (1,600 ft).
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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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Tibiran-Jaunac (Hautes-Pyrénées) |
Labroquère | Valcabrère | |
| Générest (Hautes-Pyrénées) |
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| Sacoué (Hautes-Pyrénées) |
Gaudent, Aveux (Hautes-Pyrénées) |
Sarp (Hautes-Pyrénées) |
The Garonne river flows through the northeastern border of the commune; several of its tributaries, all small streams, flow through the commune.
Climate
The climate of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
Population
The inhabitants of Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges are known, in French, as Commingeois (women: Commingeoises).
Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges has a population, in 2014, of 243, for a population density of 21.7 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges
Administration
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).
- 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
- Festival international de musique du Comminges (pipe organ and religious music).
- Journée de la littérature jeunesse et de l'écrit de Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges.
Sites of interest
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
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General view: the valley, the cathedral, the mountains.
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Ruins of Lugdunum Convenarum.
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The upper town and the cathedral.
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The Maison Bridaut.
Related pages
Images for kids
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The cathedral in the Ville Haute dominating the Ville Basse
See also
In Spanish: Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges para niños
