Cierp-Gaud

Cierp-Gaud ; Cièrp e Gaud
region	Occitania
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Saint-Gaudens
Canton	Bagneres-de-Luchon
Community association	Pyrénées Haut Garonnaises
Coordinates	42 ° 55 ' N , 0 ° 38' E Coordinates: 42 ° 55 ' N , 0 ° 38' E
height	460-1,894 m
surface	13.9 km 2
Residents	734 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	53 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	31440
INSEE code	31144
Website	https://www.cierpgaud.fr/
	; Castle (also town hall [Mairie]) by Cierp-Gaud

Cierp-Gaud ( Occitan Cièrp e Gaud ) is a French commune with 734 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region (before 2016 Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Gaudens and the canton of Bagnères-de-Luchon (until 2015 Saint-Béat ). The inhabitants are called Cierpois-Gaudois .

location

Cierp-Gaud is located about 90 kilometers southwest of Toulouse on the Pique . Cierp-Gaud is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Thèbe in the north and north-west, Esténos in the north, Chaum in the north-east, Marignac in the east, Baren and Burgalays in the south and south-east, Signac in the south and south-west, Esbareich in the west and north-west and Mauléon-Barosse in the Northwest.

history

Until 1972, Cierp and Gaud were separate communities. In 1973 they merged with the Signac community to form the Cierp-Gaud-Signac community. In 1983 Signac broke away from the group. The Cierp-Gaud community has existed since then .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	922	954	874	944	990	862	892	734
Source: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Notre-Dame church in Cierp
Notre-Dame church in Gaud
Cierp Castle from the 16th century, today's town hall
cave

Notre-Dame church in Cierp
cave

literature

Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 1304-1306.

Web links

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