Bretx

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Bretx
Bretz
Bretx (France)
Bretx
region Occitania
Department Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement Toulouse
Canton Léguevin
Community association Save Garonne and Coteaux de Cadours
Coordinates 43 ° 42 '  N , 1 ° 12'  E 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

Bretx Town Hall

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
Source: Cassini and INSEE

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

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