Arguenos
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens | |
| Canton | Bagneres-de-Luchon | |
| Community association | Cagire Garonne Salad | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 58 ' N , 0 ° 43' E | |
| height | 517-1,895 m | |
| surface | 11.09 km 2 | |
| Residents | 72 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 6 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31160 | |
| INSEE code | 31014 | |
_-_53Fi733_(cropped).jpg) Arguenos in 1978 |
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Arguenos is a French commune with 72 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region (previously Midi-Pyrénées ). The inhabitants are known as Arguenosiens .
geography
The municipality is located in Comminges , 28 kilometers south of Saint-Gaudens , at the foot of the Pyrenees between the Pic du Gar and the Pic de Cagire .
Arguenos, together with the towns of Cazaunous , Juzet-d'Izaut and Moncaup, forms the so-called Pays de Thou .
history
The area of Arguenos was already settled in Gallo-Roman times.
Arguenos became famous for the quarrying of white marble in several quarries, which was discontinued after the Second World War .
Between 1880 and the end of the 20th century, the population of the place fell by 90%.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 |
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| Residents | 65 | 68 | 52 | 45 | 48 | 57 | 50 | 53 | 70 |
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Attractions
- St Laurent Church, rebuilt in the 19th century
- Cemetery cross from the 15th century
- 19th century wash house
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 46-48.
