Péguilhan is a
commune in the Haute-Garonne
department in southwestern
France
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in the historical region of
Gascony
Gascony (; ) was a province of the southwestern Kingdom of France that succeeded the Duchy of Gascony (602–1453). From the 17th century until the French Revolution (1789–1799), it was part of the combined Province of Guyenne and Gascon ...
. On 1 January 2017, the former commune of
Lunax was merged into Péguilhan.
Péguilhan has far-reaching views towards the Pyrenees. It is surrounded by woodland and open countryside and a mixture of arable and livestock farming. Some houses in the area have been bought by British incomers, although the majority in recent times have been Dutch and German.
Population
Personalities
It was possibly the birthplace of
Aimeric de Peguilhan, a medieval
troubadour, although this is debated.
Geography
The river
Gesse flows northwards through the commune towards the market town of Boulogne-sur-Gesse; the
Gimone
The Gimone (; ) is a river in south-western France, left tributary of the Garonne. Its source is in the foothills of the Pyrenees, near Lannemezan. It flows north through the following ''département in France, départements'' and towns:
* Haute ...
forms most its western border.
Péguilhan kerk 2.jpg, Interior of the church
Péguilhan kasteel.jpg, Château de Villeneuve
Literature
Péguilhan is the setting for Martin Calder's travel memoir ''A Summer in Gascony'', about life on a farm with a local Gascon family, centred on the inn at the end of the village. The book is set in the early 1990s and was published in 2008 by Nicholas Brealey publishing.
See also
*
Communes of the Haute-Garonne department
References
Communes of Haute-Garonne
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