In antiquity, the nearby marshes were crossed by the 1500-metre-long RomanPont Serme.[3] The bridge carried the Via Domitia as it neared Narbonne on its southward strategic journey to Spain. The town's name derives from caput stagnum - referring to the fact that the town sat at the head of a large etang (a large natural saline and shallow lake - very common in the area and the source of wealth and sustenance - salt, fish, game birds.)
The Archbishops of Narbonne built their summer residence in the town - substantial vestiges remain, especially of the palace wherein a 15th-century ceiling - and there is an impressive collegial church (12th to 15th centuries with earlier vestiges) whose massive tower dominates the surrounding countryside to this day.
The canal du Midi also passes just to the north of the town as it winds its way from the Aude into the Herault.
The crusading armies passed the town after the sack of Béziers in 1209 en route for Carcassonne - and in 1356 the Black Prince reached the eastern extreme of his extensive chevauche, having raised the short siege of Narbonne, where he burnt the bourg, and having allowed his troops to damage the neighbouring village of Ouveillan. Capestang, like Cuxac d' Aude and other villages, may have paid to be spared the fate of Ouveillan - or it may have had more robust defences or have been saved by intelligence of the impending arrival of a large army coming from Beaucaire.
There is a plaque in the square to resistance hostages shot by the SS on the 9 August 1944 (3 days after DDay).
capestang, french, pronunciation, kapɛstɑ, occitan, cabestanh, commune, hérault, department, southern, france, communecollegiate, churchcoat, armslocation, show, franceshow, occitaniecoordinates, 3297, 0453, 3297, 0453, coordinates, 3297, 0453, 3297, 0453count. Capestang French pronunciation kapɛstɑ Occitan Cabestanh is a commune in the Herault department in southern France CapestangCommuneCollegiate ChurchCoat of armsLocation of CapestangCapestangShow map of FranceCapestangShow map of OccitanieCoordinates 43 19 47 N 3 02 43 E 43 3297 N 3 0453 E 43 3297 3 0453 Coordinates 43 19 47 N 3 02 43 E 43 3297 N 3 0453 E 43 3297 3 0453CountryFranceRegionOccitaniaDepartmentHeraultArrondissementBeziersCantonSaint Pons de ThomieresGovernment Mayor 2020 2026 Pierre Polard 1 Area139 56 km2 15 27 sq mi Population Jan 2019 2 3 281 Density83 km2 210 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST INSEE Postal code34052 34310Elevation0 120 m 0 394 ft avg 12 m or 39 ft 1 French Land Register data which excludes lakes ponds glaciers gt 1 km2 0 386 sq mi or 247 acres and river estuaries Contents 1 History 2 Population 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory EditIn antiquity the nearby marshes were crossed by the 1500 metre long Roman Pont Serme 3 The bridge carried the Via Domitia as it neared Narbonne on its southward strategic journey to Spain The town s name derives from caput stagnum referring to the fact that the town sat at the head of a large etang a large natural saline and shallow lake very common in the area and the source of wealth and sustenance salt fish game birds The Archbishops of Narbonne built their summer residence in the town substantial vestiges remain especially of the palace wherein a 15th century ceiling and there is an impressive collegial church 12th to 15th centuries with earlier vestiges whose massive tower dominates the surrounding countryside to this day The canal du Midi also passes just to the north of the town as it winds its way from the Aude into the Herault The crusading armies passed the town after the sack of Beziers in 1209 en route for Carcassonne and in 1356 the Black Prince reached the eastern extreme of his extensive chevauche having raised the short siege of Narbonne where he burnt the bourg and having allowed his troops to damage the neighbouring village of Ouveillan Capestang like Cuxac d Aude and other villages may have paid to be spared the fate of Ouveillan or it may have had more robust defences or have been saved by intelligence of the impending arrival of a large army coming from Beaucaire There is a plaque in the square to resistance hostages shot by the SS on the 9 August 1944 3 days after DDay Population EditHistorical populationYearPop p a 17931 150 18001 185 0 43 18061 360 2 32 18211 530 0 79 18311 624 0 60 18361 893 3 11 18411 933 0 42 18462 039 1 07 18512 135 0 92 18562 331 1 77 18612 746 3 33 18662 999 1 78 18722 909 0 51 18763 176 2 22 18813 737 3 31 18863 519 1 19 18914 076 2 98 18964 168 0 45 YearPop p a 19014 187 0 09 19064 012 0 85 19114 010 0 01 19214 053 0 11 19264 028 0 12 19314 039 0 05 19363 541 2 60 19462 962 1 77 19542 763 0 87 19623 019 1 11 19683 014 0 03 19752 548 2 37 19822 675 0 70 19902 903 1 03 19993 007 0 39 20073 010 0 01 20123 111 0 66 20173 233 0 77 Source EHESS 4 and INSEE 1968 2017 5 See also EditCommunes of the Herault department Capestang bridgeReferences Edit Repertoire national des elus les maires data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises in French 2 December 2020 Populations legales 2019 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 29 December 2021 Colin O Connor Roman Bridges Cambridge University Press 1993 ISBN 0 521 39326 4 p 99 Des villages de Cassini aux communes d aujourd hui Commune data sheet Capestang EHESS in French Population en historique depuis 1968 INSEE Wikimedia Commons has media related to Capestang This Herault geographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Capestang amp oldid 1127188355, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
