Ayguesvives
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Ayguesvives Aigas Vivas |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse | |
| Canton | Escalquens | |
| Community association | Sicoval | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 26 ' N , 1 ° 36' E | |
| height | 156-271 m | |
| surface | 13.11 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,655 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 203 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31450 | |
| INSEE code | 31004 | |
| Website | http://www.ayguesvives31.fr/ | |
 Ayguesvives Town Hall (former Ayguesvives Castle) |
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Ayguesvives ( Occitan : Aigas Vivas ) is a French commune with 2,655 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region (previously Midi-Pyrénées ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Toulouse and the canton of Escalquens (until 2015: canton of Montgiscard ). The inhabitants are called Ayguesvivois (es) .
geography
Ayguesvives is located about 22 kilometers southeast of Toulouse in the Lauragais countryside . The Canal du Midi runs through the northeastern part of the municipality. Ayguesvives is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Baziège in the north and northeast, Montesquieu-Lauragais in the east, Nailloux in the south, Saint-Léon in the south and Montgiscard in the west and northwest.
The A61 autoroute and the former route nationale 113 (today's D813) run through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 515 | 876 | 1218 | 1261 | 1523 | 1815 | 2143 | 2655 |
Attractions
- Gothic church Saint-Loup, built in a typical regional style
- Ayguesvives Castle from the 18th century, today's town hall
- roman milestone
- Locks
- Canal bridge
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Ayguesvives
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 971-974.
