Aurignac

Aurignac (occitan: Aurinhac ) is a common French, located in the department of the Haute-Garonne and the area the Midday-Pyrenees.

Its inhabitants is called Aurignaciens.

Geography

Commune located in the Comminges at 21 km at the North of Saint-Gaudens on the Trunk road 635 between Boulogne-on-Gesse and Boussens.

Blazon

Blazon of sinople to the three turns of gold lines out of stake

History

Excavations Archéologique S carried out on the territory are at the origin of the one period name universally known Préhistorique, the Aurignacien, which extends 35.000 years to 25.000 years before J. - C., and corresponds to the men of Cro-magnon. Vestiges Gallo-Roman S are also listed, traces of colonizations starting from Ier century before J-C.L' occupation of the ground takes again a traditional diagram in the valley of the Louge, with the installation of a Villa, field rather wide, which this continues to approximately 1 kilometer by a small rural establishment.

With the Moyen-âge cohabit a field Bénédictin former to the XIe century and a Seigneurie, pertaining to the family of Aurignac. In 1234, the Count de Comminges Bernard V receives the territory of his/her mother. A castle and built in 1240, while a captain lord of the manor is named in 1243, undoubtedly to be opposed to the armed bands which devastate the area. Several knights have strongholds, of which Montpezats and Roger of Spain Montespan. The counts ensure the prosperity of the place and the Châtellenie takes importance. In 1336, forty four communes are under its jurisdiction. The Comté is finally given to king de France by Marguerite de Comminges, in 1432, then definitively removed in 1510.

During the wars of religion, Toulouse and Comminges remain Catholiques. Aurignac then becomes a major military center, equipped as of 1574 with the first Post office regularly served by horses and cars.

The administration from now on is exerted by royal judges buying their loads, while the finances reorganized with the XVIIe century depend on the assistances, general information intendances. The marketing activity, which became extensive as of the XVe century, is rythmée by several Marché S weekly and of the Foire S. 2500 inhabitants are recencés in 1699, and the construction of a third enclosure proves to be necessary. The oldest Indistrie, the tannery continues to develop as well as the pottery, localized in the district of Oulés. During the Revolution, the municipality is shown very moderate. The Dabeaux priest and the prior Jean-Louis Desentis take the title of citizens on the other hand, and in 1793, the feudal titles and the books burrows are flarings. The XIXe century, several tradesmen and craftsmen ensure the economic prosperity of the commune. Arrived during the Second world war, of the Belgian and Alsatian refugees choose to settle definitively. The natural gas discovery and exploitation with St Marcet, the opening of a factory of extraction of crude in Boussens also involve an surge of population and technologies which benefit Aurignac. The activity is source of revenue for the buildings in particular the farmers.

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

  • Museum of the Prehistory: Museum of the prehistory of natural gas Aurignac

  • Layer of Saint-Marcet

Personalities related to the commune

See too

External bonds

  • To live in Comminges: site of information on the canton of Aurignac and the cantons close

  • Aurignac on the site of the national geographical Institute

  • Aurignac on the site of INSEE
  • Aurignac on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Aurignac on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Aurignac on Mapquest

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