Bonrepos riquet
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Haute-Garonne | |
Arrondissement | Toulouse | |
Canton | Pechbonnieu | |
Community association | Coteaux du Girou | |
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 .
coat of arms
Blazon : In gold, two black oil cakes (slices) one above the other
Demographics
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2004 | 2017 |
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Residents | 152 | 153 | 140 | 158 | 195 | 247 | 230 | 293 |
Attractions
- Saint-Loup church
- Bonrepos Castle
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Bonrepos-Riquet
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , p. 1683.