Péguilhan
Encyclopedia
Péguilhan is a commune
in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France
in the historical region of Gascony
.
Péguilhan has far-reaching views towards the Pyrenees. Péguilhan is surrounded by woodland and wide open countryside, a mixture of arable and livestock farming. Some houses in the area have been bought by British incomers, although the majority of incomers in recent times have been Dutch and German.
, a medieval troubadour
, although this is questioned.
flows northward through the commune towards the market town of Boulogne-sur-Gesse; the Gimone
forms most its western border.
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 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...
in the historical region of Gascony
Gascony
Gascony is an area of southwest France that was part of the "Province of Guyenne and Gascony" prior to the French Revolution. The region is vaguely defined and the distinction between Guyenne and Gascony is unclear; sometimes they are considered to overlap, and sometimes Gascony is considered a...
.
Péguilhan has far-reaching views towards the Pyrenees. Péguilhan is surrounded by woodland and wide open countryside, a mixture of arable and livestock farming. Some houses in the area have been bought by British incomers, although the majority of incomers in recent times have been Dutch and German.
Population
Personalities
It was the possibly birthplace of Aimeric de PeguilhanAimeric de Peguilhan
Aimeric or Aimery de Peguilhan, Peguillan, or Pégulhan was a troubadour , born in Peguilhan the son of a cloth merchant....
, a medieval troubadour
Troubadour
A troubadour was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages . Since the word "troubadour" is etymologically masculine, a female troubadour is usually called a trobairitz....
, although this is questioned.
Geography
The river GesseGesse
The Gesse is a long river in the Hautes-Pyrénées, Haute-Garonne and Gers départements, southwestern France. Its source is at Arné, on the plateau de Lannemezan. It flows generally northeast...
flows northward through the commune towards the market town of Boulogne-sur-Gesse; the Gimone
Gimone
The Gimone is a 136 km long river in south-western France, left tributary of the Garonne. Its source is in the foothills of the Pyrenees, near Lannemezan...
forms most its western border.