Pompertuzat
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Pompertuzat is a commune
in the Haute-Garonne
department in southwestern France
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, at 15 km in the south of Toulouse.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. Its main city is Toulouse.-History:Haute-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Languedoc.The...
department in southwestern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Population
Its residents are called Pompertuziens.Geography
Municipality of the urban area of Toulouse in its urban center located in Lauragais on the Canal du MidiCanal du Midi
The is a long canal in Southern France . The canal connects the Garonne River to the on the Mediterranean and along with the Canal de Garonne forms the Canal des Deux Mers joining the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. The canal runs from the city of Toulouse down to the Étang de Thau...
, at 15 km in the south of Toulouse.
Administration
| Mayor | Term Began | Term Ended |
|---|---|---|
| Christine Galvani | 2008 | 2014 |
| Jacques Verdanne | 2001 | 2008 |
| Jacques Verdanne | 1995 | 2001 |
| Fernand Pauly | 1971 | 1995 |
| François Maurel | 1964 | 1971 |
| Albert Barès | 1953 | 1964 |
| François Maurel | 1947 | 1953 |
| Antoine Milhès | 1934 | 1946 |
| Pierre Milhès | 1919 | 1933 |
| Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy was a French archaeologist, noted for his excavations at Susa in 1885 and for his work, L'Art antique de la Perse.-Early life:... |
1900 | 1919 |
| Antoine Milhès | 1888 | 1900 |
| Bernard Maurel | 1887 | 1888 |
| Albert de Cavailhès | 1885 | 1887 |
| Jules Castagné | 1884 | 1885 |
| Antoine Courrège | 1878 | 1884 |
| Mathieu Clavié | 1874 | 1878 |
| Antoine Courrège | 1868 | 1874 |
| Bernard Maurel | 1867 | 1868 |
| Louis Castagné | 1855 | 1867 |
| Jean Bac | 1837 | 1855 |
| Louis Cazac | 1832 | 1837 |
| Joseph Henry | 1832 | 1832 |
| Emmanuel Guyon] | 1828 | 1832 |
| Antoine Jouve | 1815 | 1828 |
| François Feillou | 1815 | 1815 |
| Jean-François Villagre | 1807 | 1815 |
| Jean Sarda | 1804 | 1807 |
| Germain Laujoulet | 1796 | 1814 |
| Felix Verdun | 1892 | 1896 |
Demographics
Sights
- Church of the 16th century
- DovecoteDovecoteA dovecote or dovecot is a structure intended to house pigeons or doves. Dovecotes may be square or circular free-standing structures or built into the end of a house or barn. They generally contain pigeonholes for the birds to nest. Pigeons and doves were an important food source historically in...
of the 18th century - BridgeBridgeA bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
of the 17th century on the Canal du MidiCanal du MidiThe is a long canal in Southern France . The canal connects the Garonne River to the on the Mediterranean and along with the Canal de Garonne forms the Canal des Deux Mers joining the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. The canal runs from the city of Toulouse down to the Étang de Thau...
(called "bridge of Deyme", "Pont de Deyme" in french). This bridge, built of red brick in the development of the Canal du Midi, April 12, 1814 destroyed by the troops of Marshal Soult at retirement before they make the Anglo-Spanish in Wellington, after the indecisive battle of ToulouseToulouseToulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
the day before. The bridge was then rebuilt in 1821. This bridge with barrel vault typical of the late seventeenth century is included in the inventory of historical monuments.
Personalities
- Jane DieulafoyJane DieulafoyJane Dieulafoy was a French archaeologist, explorer, novelist and journalist. She was the wife of Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy. Together with her husband, she is known for her excavations at Susa.-Career:...
(née Magre), born June 29, 1851 and died May 25, 1916, in particular, brought with her husband Marcel Dieulafoy several Persian friezes that are exhibited at the Louvre (frieze of Lions and frieze of archers in particular), and produces a literary consistent, inspired by the many trips she made with her husband - Marcel-Auguste DieulafoyMarcel-Auguste DieulafoyMarcel-Auguste Dieulafoy was a French archaeologist, noted for his excavations at Susa in 1885 and for his work, L'Art antique de la Perse.-Early life:...
himself, an archaeologist, husband of the former, who was also mayor of the village.