Castelnau-Magnoac
Castelnau-Magnoac Castèthnau de Manhoac |
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Hautes-Pyrénées | |
Arrondissement | Tarbes | |
Canton | Les Coteaux | |
Community association | Pays de Trie et Magnoac | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 18 ′ N , 0 ° 30 ′ E | |
height | 249-385 m | |
surface | 12.56 km 2 | |
Residents | 798 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 64 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 65230 | |
INSEE code | 65129 | |
Website | http://www.castelnau-magnoac.fr/ | |
![]() Town hall (Mairie) of Castelnau-Magnoac |
Castelnau-Magnoac ( Occitan : Castèthnau de Manhoac ) is a French commune with 798 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitania region ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Tarbes . The inhabitants are called Magnoacais .
geography
Castelnau-Magnoac is located around 35 kilometers northeast of the city of Tarbes in the east of the Hautes-Pyrénées department on the border with the Gers department. Castelnau-Magnoac is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Peyret-Saint-André in the north, Chélan (in the Gers department) in the north and northeast, Sariac-Magnoac in the northeast, Aries-Espénan in the east and southeast, Cizos in the south, Organ in the southwest, Barthe in the west and south-west and Laroque in the west and north-west.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
Residents | 1,016 | 1,024 | 924 | 886 | 797 | 750 | 761 | 768 |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption Collegiate Church
- Museum of the 49th Infantry Regiment
Parish partnership
A partnership has existed with the French community of Plouguiel in the Côtes-d'Armor department since 1999.
Personalities
- Jean-Melchior d'Abadie (1748–1820), painter
- Louis Lartet (1840–1899), geologist and prehistoric