Bretx
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse | |
| Canton | Léguevin | |
| Community association | Save Garonne and Coteaux de Cadours | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 42 ' N , 1 ° 12' E | |
| height | 130-216 m | |
| surface | 8.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 663 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 79 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31530 | |
| INSEE code | 31089 | |
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Bretx Town Hall |
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Bretx ( Occitan : Bretz ) is a French commune with 663 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Toulouse and the Canton of Léguevin (until 2015: Canton Grenade ). The inhabitants are called Bretxois .
geography
Bretx is about 25 kilometers west-northwest of Toulouse . Bretx is surrounded by the neighboring communities Larra in the north and northeast, Saint-Paul-sur-Save in the east and southeast, Menville in the south and Thil in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 134 | 130 | 174 | 226 | 315 | 354 | 482 | 597 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church, originally from the 13th century, rebuilt in the 19th century
- Old priory from the 18th century
- Fleyres Castle, built in 1740
- Saint-Jean fountain, built in 1898
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 740-741.
Web links
Commons : Bretx - collection of images, videos and audio files