Albias

Albias is a common French, located in the department of Tarn-et-Garonne and the area the Midday-Pyrenees.

Its inhabitants is called Albiassains.

Geography

Commune located at 10 km in the North-East of Montauban on the Aveyron

History

Towards 1150 the Vicomte of Bruniquel created three country house S of which that of Albias which will bear successively the names of “Biaccié”, “Bias”, “Albiassio”, “Albiac”, and finally Albias.

At the period Gallo-Roman E: on the current site of Holy-Refines existed a district of the town of Cos which bore the name ibère of Hispalia, city which had at the same time the extent of Toulouse.

The Roman Voie of Cahors in Toulouse passed by Cos.

Between 1561 and 1669: Albias does not escape the wars of religion and on several occasions it was destroyed and rebuilt to reach a population of 1500 inhabitants about 1669.

From 1752: Albias draws its importance from the creation of the layout of the Trunk road 20 current (Paris-Toulouse Spain) which concretizes by the construction of the bridge on the Aveyron of 1757 with 1767. Two months after the end of work the Post office with horses will borrow this new way.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

historical General information:

Country house founded at the 13th century by the Viscounts of Bruniquel.

prehistoric Vestiges and antiques:

Gallo-Roman Agglomération of Cosa to the locality Holy-Refines: Pottery, ustensils, Currency S; Roman Way.

Civil architecture:

Field of Clare: Pigeon Manor and circular 19th.

crowned Architecture:

Church Saint-Georges, 17th century and 19th century.
Temple, 19th century.

Sites:

Banks of the Aveyron.
Many Brook X.
Water level.

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of Tarn-et-Garonne

External bonds

Albias on the site of the national geographical Institute
Albias on the site of INSEE
Localization of Albias on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Albias on Mapquest

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