Calmont (Haute-Garonne)
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse | |
| Canton | Escalquens | |
| Community association | Terres du Lauragais | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 17 ′ N , 1 ° 38 ′ E | |
| height | 206-324 m | |
| surface | 40.27 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,371 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 59 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31560 | |
| INSEE code | 31100 | |
| Website | http://www.calmont.fr/ | |
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Calmont is a municipality with 2371 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) located in southwest France in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Toulouse and is part of the canton of Escalquens (until 2015: canton of Nailloux ). The inhabitants are called Calmontais .
geography
Calmont is located about 38 kilometers southeast of Toulouse in the Lauragais countryside . The Hers-Vif (also: Grand Hers) flows through the municipality . Calmont is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Montgeard in the north, Gibel in the east and northeast, Mazères in the east and southeast, Saverdun in the south and southwest, Cintegabelle in the west and northwest and Aignes in the northwest.
The A66 autoroute runs through the municipality .
history
Calmont is a bastide founded in 1267 by Alfonso de Poitiers .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 1150 | 1189 | 1409 | 1451 | 1552 | 1610 | 1953 | 2371 |
Attractions
- Saint-Sernin church, built from 1685 to 1691, monument historique
- Protestant Church from 1846
- Calmont Castle from the 14th century with two towers, ruin, monument historique since 1927
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Calmont (Haute-Garonne)
Saint-Sernin church
Protestant Church
Calmont Castle
former market hall
Joan of Arc statue
Fallen memorial
Personalities
- André Méric (1913–1993), politician, Minister of State for Veterans Affairs and War Victims (1988–1991), died in Calmont
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 1124-1125.
