Caignac
Caignac Canhac |
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Haute-Garonne | |
Arrondissement | Toulouse | |
Canton | Escalquens | |
Community association | Terres du Lauragais | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 19 ′ N , 1 ° 43 ′ E | |
height | 203-310 m | |
surface | 9.36 km 2 | |
Residents | 356 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 38 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 31560 | |
INSEE code | 31099 | |
Website | http://www.caignac.fr/ |
Caignac ( Occitan : Canhac ) is in the southwest of France located community with 356 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Haute-Garonne in the region Occitania (before 2016: Midi-Pyrenees ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Toulouse and is part of the canton of Escalquens (until 2015: canton of Nailloux ). The inhabitants are called Caignacais .
geography
Caignac is located about 38 kilometers south-southeast of Toulouse in the Lauragais countryside . Caignac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lagarde in the north, Saint-Michel-de-Lanès in the east and northeast, Marquein in the southeast, Gibel in the south and west and Monestrol in the northwest.
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 | |
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197 | 170 | 152 | 130 | 161 | 188 | 242 | 356 | |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Saint-Etienne church
- Pigeon tower , Monument historique
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 1122-1123.
Web links
Commons : Caignac - collection of images, videos and audio files