Aurignac
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens | |
| Canton | Cazères | |
| Community association | Coeur et Coteaux du Comminges | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 13 ' N , 0 ° 53' E | |
| height | 295-511 m | |
| surface | 17.95 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,193 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 66 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31420 | |
| INSEE code | 31028 | |
Aurignac is a French commune with 1,193 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Gaudens and the canton of Cazères (until 2015: canton of Aurignac ). The inhabitants are called Aurignacais .
geography
Aurignac is located about 62 kilometers southwest of Toulouse in the historic Comminges province . Aurignac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Boussan in the north, Montoulieu-Saint-Bernard in the northeast, Alan in the east, Le Fréchet in the southeast, Auzas , Bouzin , Cazeneuve-Montaut and Saint-Élix-Séglan in the south, Peyrouzet in the southwest and Cassagnabère-Tournas in the West.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 1,026 | 971 | 966 | 976 | 983 | 980 | 1,136 | 1,177 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Aurignac
- Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens church, monument historique since 1926
- Aurignac Castle, Monument historique since 1979
- Aurignac Cave, historic monument since 1921
- Prehistoric and early history museum
- Savoie Tower, a historic monument since 1926
Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens church
Aurignac Cave
Personalities
- Cloé Vidiane (1894–1978), operetta singer
- François d'Orcival (* 1942), journalist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 108-124.
