E tiò, Mazères in the department of Ariège, a town bordering the departments of Aude and Haute-Garonne. This toponym comes from the Occitan Maseras. Alavetz, that is aquò the significance of the name Masera? You say / they say that a masera is a wall, a dry stone fence wall or even a hovel. Al sègle XII, Benedictine monges arribèron per crear lo vilatge de Maseras / in the 12th century, Benedictine monks came to settle and create the village of Maseras. In 1129, they built an abbey in the forest of Boulbonne.
Question: how do you say an abbey in Occitan?
Say una abadiá. The abbey of Mazères will gain importance. Passed in 1150 to the order of Cîteaux, aquela abadiá s’espandís / this abbey becomes very prosperous. It shines throughout Greater Occitania and even arouses many jealousies. In 1253, Masera venguèt una bastida / in 1253, Mazères will become a bastide. It is located on the left bank of the Hers. At which time the vilatge is desvolopète / it is then a prosperous period for Mazères. We built many buildings, religious or military. Gaston Fèbus, count of Fois, i fasquèt bastir son castèl / Gaston Fébus, count of Foix, will build a castle and make Mazères his favorite town.
Mazères where the rue de las Hortes is located:
Hortes, that’s an Occitan word! Una òrta is a large vegetable garden. Another Occitan-sounding name in this town with the Chemin de Couloumier. Couloumier which comes from the Occitan colomièr. A colomièr or a dovecote is a dovecote. Avètz a vista de nas 3930 estatjants in Maseras / 3930 inhabitants approximately in Mazères. Aqueste morning, say farewell-siatz to all Mazerians who listen to France Bleu Occitanie on 100.7