Castelsarrasin
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Tarn-et-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Castelsarrasin | |
| Canton | Castelsarrasin (main town) | |
| Community association | Terres des Confluences | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 2 ′ N , 1 ° 6 ′ E | |
| height | 61-97 m | |
| surface | 76.77 km 2 | |
| Residents | 13,944 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 182 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 82100 | |
| INSEE code | 82033 | |
| Website | http://www.ville-castelsarrasin.fr/ | |
 Castelsarrasin Town Hall |
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Castelsarrasin (sometimes written Castelsarrazin , Occitan Los Sarrasins ) is a French commune with 13,944 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region ; it is the administrative seat of the arrondissement Castelsarrasin and the canton Castelsarrasin .
geography
The city is located on the right bank of the Garonne River . The Canal latéral à la Garonne (German: Garonne-Seitenkanal ) runs directly through the city .
history
Castelsarrasin was first mentioned in 961, when Count Raimund I of Rouergue bequeathed the church of Saint-Sauveur to the monastery in Moissac in his will . The name Castel Sarracenum mentioned here only apparently indicates a fortress that was connected with the Saracens . A conclusive explanation of the name does not exist.
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac , the founder of Detroit and Governor of Louisiana , was governor of Castelsarrasin on his return from America in 1723.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2009 | 2016 |
| Residents | 10,388 | 11,318 | 10,752 | 10,924 | 11,317 | 11,352 | 12,740 | 13,442 | 13,929 |
Attractions
- The Saint-Sauveur church
- The Saint-Jean church
- The Notre-Dame d'Alem chapel
- Jacques Cousteau harbor on the Garonne Lateral Canal
Town twinning
In 2007 Castelsarrasin signed a town partnership with the Italian municipality of Fiume Veneto .
Personalities
- Antoine Laumet (1658–1730), French officer and adventurer, founder of Detroit, governor of Louisiana
- Jean-Martin de Prades (around 1720–1782), philosopher and collaborator at the Encyclopédie
- Jean Dezos de la Roquette (1784–1868), geographer
- Charles de Mazade-Percin (1820-1893), historian
- Henri Rieunier (1833–1918), Admiral, Minister of the Navy
- Henri Pottevin (1865–1928), Laboratory Manager at the Pasteur Institute, Mayor of Castelsarrasin, Member of Parliament and Senator
- Antonin Delzers (1873–1943), winner of the Prix de Rome (1900)
- Gaston Bénac (1881–1968), sports journalist
- Adrien Alary (1897–1982), politician, died in Castelsarrasin
- Marcelle Duba (1899–1981), poet
- Louis de Guiringaud (1911–1982), diplomat and foreign minister
- Pierre Perret (* 1934), chanson singer
