Cugnaux

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Cugnaux
Cunhaus
Coat of arms of Cugnaux
Cugnaux (France)
Cugnaux
region Occitania
Department Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement Toulouse
Canton Tournefeuille
Community association Toulouse metropolis
Coordinates 43 ° 32 '  N , 1 ° 21'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 32 '  N , 1 ° 21'  E
height 150-170 m
surface 13.01 km 2
Residents 17,974 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 1,382 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 31270
INSEE code

Saint Laurent Church

Cugnaux is a French commune in the Haute-Garonne in the region Occitania . With 17,974 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Cugnaux is the sixth largest municipality in the Haute-Garonne department.

geography

Cugnaux is twelve kilometers southwest of Toulouse . The place is on the second terrace of the Garonne , around six kilometers west of the river. Neighboring municipalities are Tournefeuille in the north, Toulouse (district of Saint-Simon ) in the northeast, Portet-sur-Garonne in the east, Villeneuve-Tolosane in the south and Plaisance-du-Touch in the west and northwest. The Roussimort brook separates the municipality from Portet-sur-Garonne, the Ousseau , which flows into the Touch , forms the border with Plaisance-du-Touch. The western part of the city is crossed by the Canal de Saint-Martory . To the east of the municipality is the Toulouse-Francazal airport .

etymology

In Occitan , Cugnaux is called Cunhaus . The name is derived from the word cunha , which means wedge . This shows the abundance of forests in the area and the intensive clearing in the Middle Ages. This was a prerequisite for the creation of new building areas.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 2989 5228 9516 9461 11,311 12-997 16,019 17,974
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

See: List of Monuments historiques in Cugnaux

Sports

Cugnaux was the starting point of the twelfth stage of the 2011 Tour de France to Luz Ardiden .

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 1675-1677.

Web links

Commons : Cugnaux  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Presentation of the community