Castanet-Tolosan

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Castanet-Tolosan
Castanet-Tolosan coat of arms
Castanet-Tolosan (France)
Castanet-Tolosan
region Occitania
Department Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement Toulouse
Canton Castanet-Tolosan (main town)
Community association Sicoval
Coordinates 43 ° 31 '  N , 1 ° 30'  E 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
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
1544 1847 2996 4668 7697 10,250 10,329 11,090 13,529

Community partnerships

Castanet-Tolosan has a partnership with the following municipalities:

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

Commons : Castanet-Tolosan  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence