Cadeilhan

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Cadeilhan
Cadeilhan (France)
Cadeilhan
region Occitania
Department Gers
Arrondissement Condom
Canton Fleurance-Lomagne
Community association Communes de la Lomagne Gersoise
Coordinates 43 ° 50 '  N , 0 ° 46'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 50 '  N , 0 ° 46'  E
height 122-194 m
surface 8.43 km 2
Residents 139 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 16 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 32380
INSEE code 32068
Website Cadeilhan

Cadeilhan is a French commune with 139 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Gers department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the Condom arrondissement and the canton of Fleurance-Lomagne (until 2015: canton of Saint-Clar ).

The inhabitants are called Cadeilhanais and Cadeilhanaises .

geography

Cadeilhan is located about 35 kilometers southeast of Condom in the historic province of Armagnac in Lomagne on the northeastern edge of the department.

Cadeilhan is surrounded by the five neighboring communities:

Saint-Léonard
Brugnens Neighboring communities Bivès
Bayonets Monfort

Cadeilhan lies in the catchment area of the Garonne River .

The Rivière de l'Auroue, a tributary of the Garonne, forms the natural border with the western neighboring municipality of Brugnens. In addition, the Ruisseau du Gélon, a tributary of the Arrats , irrigates the territory of the municipality along with its tributary, the Ruisseau de Saudroue.

history

The area was inhabited at least in Gallo-Roman times , as evidenced by the remains of Villa La Tasque from the first to third and fifth centuries. The current name of the community comes from the Latin proper name Catilius , who owned an estate. Near the village there is a round tower from the 16th century, a remnant of the castle of the lords de Preyssac family.

Population development

After records began, the population rose to a high of around 380 by the middle of the 19th century. In the period that followed, the size of the community fell to its lowest level of 100 inhabitants by the 1990s, with intermittent recovery phases, before a phase of growth began. which continues to this day.

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2011 2017
Residents 132 111 121 117 100 100 129 128 139
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 1999, INSEE from 2006

Attractions

  • 19th century parish church of Saint-Oren
  • Cadeilhan Castle. The three-storey building was built for Charlotte de Biran from 1572 onwards.

Economy and Infrastructure

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 26

traffic

Cadeilhan is crossed by Route départementale 654.

Web links

Commons : Cadeilhan  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gers ( fr ) habitants.fr. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  2. ↑ Ma commune: Cadeilhan ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  3. ↑ Cadeilhan ( fr ) Communauté de communes Bastides de Lomagne. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  4. ↑ Notice Communale Cadeilhan ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  5. ↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Cadeilhan (32068) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  6. ^ Château ( fr ) French Ministry of Culture . Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  7. ↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Cadeilhan (32068) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved December 13, 2019.