La Bastide-du-Salat
La Bastide-du-Salat (; ) is a commune in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region of south-western France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as "Salatois" or "Salatoises". Geography. La Bastide-du-Salat is located some 22 km east by south-east of Saint-Gaudens and 12 km north-west of Saint-Girons. The northern and western borders of the commune are also the departmental border with Haute-Garonne. Access to the commune is by the D134 road from Lacave in the south. The D134A continues north from the village becoming the D83H at  the departmental border and on to Touille. The D60F goes west from the village across the Salat to Castagnède. The western third of the commune is farmland while the rest is heavily forested. The Salat river forms the entire western border of the commune as it flows north to join the Garonne at Roquefort-sur-Garonne. The "Ruisseau de la Monge" rises in the far east of the commune and flows north-east to join the "Lavin" west of Betchat. History. Founded in 1250 by Raymon-Athon, Lord of Prat, for two centuries it was called "Bastida Raimondi-Athonis de  Aspello". La Bastide-du-Salat appears as "la Baftide du Salat" on the 1750 Cassini Map and "la Basudo" on the 1790 version. Administration. List of Successive Mayors Demography. In 2017 the commune had 182 inhabitants. Culture and heritage. Religious heritage. The Parish Church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption contains several items that are registered as historical objects: