Barbazan (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.
Geography Barbazan is a Spa town in the Comminges region located some 13 km south-west of Saint-Gaudens and 12 km north of Cierp-Gaud. The western border of the commune is also the departmental border between Haute-Garonne and Hautes-Pyrénées. Access to the commune is by Route nationale N125 which comes from the end of the A645 autoroute and passes down the western side of the commune south to Ore. The D26E road comes from Labroquère in the north-west and passes through the north of the commune ending in the village. The D26 comes from Valcabrère in the west and passes through the village continuing to Sauveterre-de-Comminges in the east. The D33D and the D33L go south from the village to join the N125. The commune has extensive forests in the east with some farmland in the west.Google Maps
The Garonne river forms most of the western border of the commune as it flows north, passing through Toulouse, to eventually join the Dordogne to form the Gironde estuary at Bordeaux. Lake Barbazan, north-west of the village at 452 m above sea level, is of glacial origin. It is surrounded by moraine deposits: sub-glacial moraine from Cumania and rocky outcrops of moraine west of the Lake. The Ruisseau de Corp flows west from the lake to join the Garonne.
Neighbouring communes and villages
Heraldry
Administration List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France
From To Name 1792 1800 Mathieu Monserbe 1800 1809 Joseph Dulac 1809 1815 Bertrand Monserie 1815 1818 Pierre Lapeyrade 1818 1822 Jean-Jacques Marie d'Astorg 1822 1828 Nicolas Bourbon 1828 1832 Jean-Marie Bon 1832 1840 Jean Dulac 1840 1843 Jean Pujole 1843 1847 Jean-Mathieu Descaillaux 1847 1848 Jean Mondon 1848 1852 Gilles Mondon 1852 1871 Jean-Louis Gilles Mondon 1871 1890 Théophile Dulac 1890 1924 Romain Dombernard 1924 1937 Mathieu Allemane
Mayors from 1937
From To Name 1937 1944 Baptiste Foucadet 1944 1947 André Casteix 1947 1947 Bertrand Fourcade 1947 1957 Pierre Pujole 1957 1960 Jacques Vollant 1960 1972 Paul Bertrand 1972 1977 Henri Fontagneres 1977 1985 Georges Guichard 1985 1989 Jean Serny 1989 2014 Henri Galy 2014 2026 Michelle Stradere
Demography The inhabitants of the commune are known as Barbazanais or Barbazanaises in French.Le nom des habitants du 31 - Haute-Garonne, habitants.fr
Sites and monuments Barbazan has two sites that are registered as historical monuments: The Chateau of Bagen (1544)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Flower Garden in the Chateau of Bagen on the D26 roadMinistry of Culture, Mérimée
Other sites of interest The Thermal baths The Lake The Church of Saint-Michel
Notable people linked to the commune Jacques-Marie d'Astorg (1752-1822), Count of Astorg and Roquépine, Baron of Montégut, French soldier in the 18th and 19th centuries.
See also Communes of the Haute-Garonne department List of spa towns in France Thermal baths
References
External links Barbazan official website Barbazan Tourism website Barbazan on the Community of Communes of Haut-Comminges website Barbazan on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Barbazan on the 1750 Cassini Map