Bonrepos riquet

Bonrepos riquet
region	Occitania
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Toulouse
Canton	Pechbonnieu
Community association	Coteaux du Girou
Coordinates	43 ° 41 ′ N , 1 ° 37 ′ E Coordinates: 43 ° 41 ′ N , 1 ° 37 ′ E
height	142-253 m
surface	5.69 km 2
Residents	293 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	51 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	31590
INSEE code	31074
	; Town Hall Square

Bonrepos-Riquet is a French commune in the Haute-Garonne (Hoch-Garonne) department in the Occitanie region (until 2015 Midi-Pyrénées ). The place has 293 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).

In 1651, Pierre-Paul Riquet , the builder of the Canal du Midi , bought what was then the country estate near Verfeil with 150 hectares of parkland and the Renaissance- style Bonrepos Castle . He lived there and found his final resting place. Although he did not belong to the nobility, he was addressed as "Baron de Bonrepos" after the name of his property.

Bonrepos-Riquet is an average of 200 m above sea level. NN high, 22 kilometers northeast of Toulouse .