Sarp

Sarp is a commune of 109 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011 ) in the department of Hautes -Pyrénées in the Midi-Pyrénées region. It belongs to Canton Mauléon- Barousse and the Local Government Association Vallée de la Barousse.

Geography

Sarp is located at an average altitude of 478 meters in the Barousse, a scenic region that approximately corresponds to the valley of the river Ourse, in the northern Pyrenees, 95 km south-west of Toulouse, 16 kilometers southwest of Saint- Gaudens and about seven kilometers north-east of cantonal capital Mauléon- Barousse between the neighboring communities Aveux in the southwest and Saint -Bertrand -de- Comminges in the north.

History

The name originated from a word of Gascon language, it means Serpe (sickle ). The inhabitants are called in gaskognischer language also Baoudanayrés or Baudonaires in French language, which means " tripe eaters". Patron saint of the parish of the place is the Holy Germier de Toulouse ( 7th century ). The Seigneurs of Binos and Sarp built in the 18th century manor house on site.

1793 Sarp received in the wake of the French Revolution ( 1789-1799 ) the status of a municipality and 1801 as Sarpt the right to local self-government.

Most inhabitants of the municipality had 1851 (280) and the least in 1968 (74).

Economy

The main activities are the Baudonaires timber industry, agriculture and the breeding of domestic cattle and domestic sheep.