Longages
Longages | |
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Town hall | |
Coordinates: 43°21′21″N 1°14′27″E / 43.3558°N 1.2408°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Haute-Garonne |
Arrondissement | Muret |
Canton | Auterive |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Michel Dallard[1] |
Area 1 | 21.42 km2 (8.27 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 3,280 |
• Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 31303 /31410 |
Elevation | 190–220 m (620–720 ft) (avg. 194 m or 636 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Longages (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃ɡaʒ]; Occitan: Longatges) is a large village and commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is best known for the castle which dominates the village.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 921 | — |
1975 | 1,101 | +2.58% |
1982 | 1,332 | +2.76% |
1990 | 1,691 | +3.03% |
1999 | 1,899 | +1.30% |
2007 | 2,468 | +3.33% |
2012 | 2,811 | +2.64% |
2017 | 3,082 | +1.86% |
Source: INSEE[3] |
Geography
[edit]The commune is bordered by seven other communes: Lavernose-Lacasse to the north, Noé to the east, Capens to the southeast, Carbonne to the south, Peyssies to the southwest, Bois-de-la-Pierre to the west, and finally by Bérat to the northwest.
Sights
[edit]The Château Sainte-Marie is a privately-owned castle dating from the second half of the 16th century, modified and altered during the 19th century. It is listed as a historic site by the French Ministry of Culture in 1984.[4]
Transport
[edit]Longages-Noé station has rail connections to Toulouse, Pau and Tarbes.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Base Mérimée: Château Sainte-Marie, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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