La Bastide-de-Lordat


La Bastide-de-Lordat is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bastidiens or Bastidiennes.

Geography

La Bastide-de-Lordat is in the Pamiers urban area some 8 km east by north-east of Pamiers and 5 km north of Les Pujols. Access to the commune is by the D11 road from Pamiers which enters the west of the commune then turns north continuing to Belpech, changing to the D102 at the departmental border. Access to the village is by the D430 from Trémoulet in the north, by the D30 from Saint-Amadou in the south, and by the D6 from Lapenne in the east. The D30 continues past the village north-west to Montaut. The commune is almost entirely farmland with a few small patches of forest.
The Hers river forms the whole eastern border of the commune as it flows north to join the Ariege near Cintegabelle. The Estaut stream forms the whole western border of the commune as it flows north to join the Hers north-west of Belpech.

History

La Bastide-de-Lordat appears as la Baftide Garderenoud on the 1750 Cassini Map and as la Bastide on the 1790 version.

Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToNamePartyPosition
20012004Francis Olivetti
20042008Marie-Claude Pagès
20082014Frédéric Eychenne
20142020Jacqueline Freyche-Pagiarno

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 264 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger communes that have a sample survey every year.

Culture and heritage

The commune has a very large number of items that are registered as historical objects - mostly in the Church of Saint Etienne but with other objects in the Town Hall and the Cemetery. For a complete list of historical objects together with links to descriptions and a few photos click .

Civil heritage

The War Memorial is registered as an historical monument.

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments: