Castelginest
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse | |
| Canton | Castelginest (main town) | |
| Community association | Toulouse metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 42 ′ N , 1 ° 26 ′ E | |
| height | 122-193 m | |
| surface | 8.11 km 2 | |
| Residents | 10,467 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,291 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31780 | |
| INSEE code | 31116 | |
| Website | www.mairie-castelginest.fr/ | |
 Castelginest Town Hall |
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Castelginest ( Occitan : Castèlginèst ) is a French commune with 10,467 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Toulouse and the canton of Castelginest . The inhabitants are called Castelginestois .
geography
Castelginest is a northern banlieue of Toulouse . Castelginest is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Gratentour in the north, Pechbonnieu in the northeast and east, Saint-Loup-Cammas in the southeast, Launaguet in the south, Fonbeauzard in the southwest, Saint-Alban in the west and Bruguières in the northwest.
history
The small Saint-Pierre church has been proven to belong to the Saint-Sermin de Toulouse monastery as early as 960.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 782 | 1412 | 3846 | 5349 | 6757 | 7735 | 8399 | 10,467 |
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre and Saint-Etienne churches
- town hall
- Mauvezin Park
- Big hall
Parish partnership
Castelginest has a municipal partnership with the Italian municipality of Ponte di Piave in the province of Treviso.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 1496-1498.
