Dunes (Tarn-et-Garonne)

Dunes
region	Occitania
Department	Tarn-et-Garonne
Arrondissement	Castelsarrasin
Canton	Garonne Lomagne Brulhois
Community association	Deux Rives
Coordinates	44 ° 5 '  N , 0 ° 46'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 5 '  N , 0 ° 46'  E
height	57-186 m
surface	23.19 km 2
Residents	1,200 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	52 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	82340
INSEE code	82050

Dunes is a French commune in the department of Tarn-et-Garonne in the region Occitania (before 2016: Midi-Pyrenees ). The municipality with 1,200 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) is located in the arrondissement of Castelsarrasin and is part of the canton of Garonne-Lomagne-Brulhois (until 2015: canton of Auvillar ). The inhabitants are called Dunois .

geography

Dunes is the westernmost commune of the Tarn-et-Garonne department. It is located about 17 kilometers southeast of Agen . Dunes is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Caudecoste in the north, Saint-Sixte in the north, Donzac in the east, Saint-Cirice in the southeast, Sistels in the south, Gimbrède in the southwest and Cuq in the west.

The A62 autoroute runs through the municipality .

Number of inhabitants
(source:)

year	1793	1836	1861	1891	1921	1954	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2017
Residents	818	1,248	1,202	1,068	824	815	750	712	710	769	853	893	1,079	1,200
From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence

Attractions

Sainte-Madeleine church

• Sainte-Madeleine church from the 13th century
• Tower of the Knights Templar Commander

Personalities

• Léon Lemartin (1883–1911), aviation pioneer
• Christian Gasc (* 1946), costume designer

Web links

Commons : Dunes  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dunes on Cassini.ehess.fr (French). Retrieved September 4, 2016.