Caylus (Tarn-et-Garonne)

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Caylus
Cailutz
Caylus Coat of Arms
Caylus (France)
Caylus
region Occitania
Department Tarn-et-Garonne
Arrondissement Montauban
Canton Quercy-Rouergue
Community association Quercy Rouergue et Gorges de l'Aveyron
Coordinates 44 ° 14 ′  N , 1 ° 46 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 14 ′  N , 1 ° 46 ′  E
height 170-385 m
surface 96.79 km 2
Residents 1,446 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 15 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 82160
INSEE code
Website http://www.caylus.com/

Town Hall (Mairie) of Caylus

Caylus (formerly: Caylus-Bonette ; Occitan : Cailutz ) is a French commune with 1,446 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitania region . The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Montauban and is part of the canton of Quercy-Rouergue (until 2015: canton of Caylus ). The inhabitants are called Caylusiens .

Geographical location

Caylus is about 41 kilometers northeast of Montauban . Caylus is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Loze and Lacapelle-Livron in the north, Parisot in the east and northeast, Ginals in the east and southeast, Espinas and Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val in the south, Lavaurette in the southwest, Puylaroque in the west and Mouillac in the northwest.

The former Route nationale 126 runs through the municipality .

Population development

Number of inhabitants
(source: Cassini and Insee )
year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2013
Residents 1,662 1,658 1,364 1,409 1,308 1,324 1, 1,502
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence

Attractions

  • Le Saoul tumulus
  • Dolmen at Saint-Amans
  • Gallo-Roman settlement remains
  • Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
  • Notre-Dame-de-Livron church
  • Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens church in La Salle
  • Saint-Pierre church in Le Causse
  • Old church of Saint-Amans-le-Vieux
  • Donjon from the 13th century
  • medieval town center with gate ( Monument historique )
  • Gauléjac mansion from the 15th century
  • Castle of Mondésir
  • Pigeon tower
  • Wash house
  • Market hall

Personalities

Web links

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