Brax (Haute-Garonne)
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Brax Brats |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse | |
| Canton | Toulouse-7 | |
| Community association | Toulouse metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 37 ′ N , 1 ° 14 ′ E | |
| height | 165-240 m | |
| surface | 4.42 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,811 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 636 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31490 | |
| INSEE code | 31088 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-brax31.fr | |
 Castle of Brax |
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Brax ( LID .: Brats ) is a municipality with 2811 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the south of France , in the Région Occitan (previously Midi-Pyrénées ) and in the department of Haute-Garonne . The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Toulouse and in the canton of Toulouse-7 (previously Léguevin ). The inhabitants are called Braxéens .
geography
The municipality is located 17 kilometers southwest of Toulouse between the Courbet brooks and its tributary Chauge , which drain in an easterly direction to the Aussonnelle . The place belongs to the greater Toulouse area.
Neighboring communities
In the northwest and west, Brax borders on the municipality of Lasserre-Pradère , in the north, northeast and east on the municipality of Pibrac and in the south, southeast and southwest on the municipality of Léguevin .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 307 | 458 | 902 | 1202 | 1358 | 2017 | 2373 | 2811 |
Attractions
- 14th century castle ( Monument historique )
- Saint-Orens church from the 19th century
Aerial view of Brax
The entrance to the Castle of Brax
The village church of Saint-Orens in Brax
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 841-842.
