Encausse-les-Thermes
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens | |
| Canton | Bagneres-de-Luchon | |
| Community association | Cagire Garonne Salad | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 3 ' N , 0 ° 44' E | |
| height | 356-690 m | |
| surface | 8.15 km 2 | |
| Residents | 694 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 85 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31160 | |
| INSEE code | 31167 | |
| Website | http://encausse.les.thermes.free.fr/ | |
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Encausse-les-Thermes is a French commune with 694 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region (previously Midi-Pyrénées ). The residents are known as encaussais .
geography
The community lies in Comminges , ten kilometers south of Saint-Gaudens , at the foot of the Pyrenees ..
Neighboring municipalities are: Miramont-de-Comminges , Rieucazé , Lespiteau , Soueich , Aspet , Izaut-de-l'Hôtel , Cabanac-Cazaux , Régades and Aspret-Sarrat .
history
In the 12th century, lords of Encausse are mentioned.
Thermal bath
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The operation of the 19th century thermal baths was discontinued in 1968. The former thermal baths are still there. It was classified as a Monument historique in 2005 . Today the building houses a Center national des arts de la rue et de l'espace public .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 420 | 546 | 548 | 523 | 560 | 591 | 632 | 692 | 695 |
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Attractions
- Church of the Assumption from the 18th century
- 18th century watermill
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 62-63.
