| La Bastide-de-Besplas | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Saint-Girons |
| Canton: | Arize-Lèze |
| Insee: | 09038 |
| Postal Code: | 09350 |
| Mayor: | Dominique Antolini[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Coordinates: | 43.1675°N 1.2756°W |
| Elevation M: | 225 |
| Elevation Min M: | 234 |
| Elevation Max M: | 391 |
| Area Km2: | 10.22 |
La Bastide-de-Besplas is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.[2]
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Besplasois or Besplasoises.[3]
La Bastide-de-Besplas is an old Bastide in the Massif de Plantaurel some 50 km south by south-west of Toulouse and 20 km west by north-west of Pamiers. Both the northern and southern borders of the commune are the departmental border with Haute-Garonne. Access to the commune is by the D628 from Montesquieu-Volvestre in the north-west which passes through the centre of the commune and the village and continues south-east to Daumazan-sur-Arize. The D326 branches off the D628 in the commune and goes north to join the D408 north of the commune. The commune is mostly farmland interspersed with some forest.
The Arize river flows through the centre of the commune and the village flowing from south-east to north-west where it continues to join the Garonne at Carbonne. The TaiVades stream rises in the north of the commune and flows north-west forming part of the northern border before joining the Arize on the commune border. The Ruisseau de Bergou forms the south-eastern border as it flows south-west to join the Arize. The Ruisseau d'Argain forms the southern border of the commune as it flows east to join the Arize in Daumazan-sur-Arize commune.
La Bastide-de-Besplas appears as la Bafude de Besplas on the 1750 Cassini Map and as la Bailute on the 1790 version.
| From | To | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2014 | Jean-Pierre Bernabé | |
| 2014 | 2020 | Nicolas Gareia | |
| 2020 | 2026 | Dominique Antolini |
In 2017 the commune had 380 inhabitants.
The Chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Bout-du-pont (1663) is registered as an historical monument.[5]
The Chapel contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
The Parish Church also contains many items that are registered as historical oobjects: