Castanet-Tolosan
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Haute-Garonne | |
Arrondissement | Toulouse | |
Canton | Castanet-Tolosan (main town) | |
Community association | Sicoval | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 31 ' N , 1 ° 30' E | |
height | 145-281 m | |
surface | 8.22 km 2 | |
Residents | 13,529 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 1,646 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 31320 | |
INSEE code | 31113 | |
Website | http://www.castanet-tolosan.fr/ | |
![]() Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais church |
Castanet-Tolosan is a municipality with 13,529 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the south of France , in the region of Midi-Pyrénées and in the department of Haute-Garonne . The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Toulouse and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Castanet-Tolosan . The inhabitants are called Castanéennes .
geography
The municipality is located about twelve kilometers southeast of Toulouse on the Canal du Midi and the former Route nationale 113 (today: Department road 813) from Toulouse to Carcassonne . Castanet-Tolosan is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Auzeville-Tolosane in the north, Labège in the northeast, Escalquens in the east, Pompertuzat in the south and southwest, Péchabou in the south, Rebigue in the southwest and Mervilla in the west.
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2017 |
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1544 | 1847 | 2996 | 4668 | 7697 | 10,250 | 10,329 | 11,090 | 13,529 |
Community partnerships
Castanet-Tolosan has a partnership with the following municipalities:
- Argyroupoli , Attica, Greece, since 1990
- Cocorăștii Mislii , Prahova County, Romania, since 1995
- Santa Lucia di Piave , Treviso Province, Italy, since 2005
Attractions
- Pentagonal tower of the former Franciscan monastery
- Château de Rabaudy from the 13th century
- Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais church
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Castanet-Tolosan
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 544-547.
Web links
Individual evidence