Esperce
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Esperce Espèrça |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Muret | |
| Canton | Auterive | |
| Community association | Lèze Ariège | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 18 ′ N , 1 ° 24 ′ E | |
| height | 216–334 m | |
| surface | 16.42 km 2 | |
| Residents | 259 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31190 | |
| INSEE code | 31173 | |
| Website | http://www.esperce.fr/ | |
 Town Hall (Mairie) of Esperce |
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Esperce ( Occitan Espèrça ) is a French commune with 259 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region (before 2016 Midi-Pyrénées ). Esperce belongs to the arrondissement of Muret and the canton of Auterive ( canton of Cintegabelle until 2015 ). The inhabitants are called Esperçois (es) .
geography
Esperce is located about 37 kilometers south of Toulouse on the edge of the Lauragais . Esperce is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Lagrâce-Dieu in the north, Puydaniel in the north and northeast, Mauressac in the northeast, Grazac in the east, Caujac in the east and southeast, Gaillac-Toulza in the south and southeast, Lézat-sur-Lèze in the west and Saint- Sulpice-sur-Lèze in the north-west.
history
The nucleus of the village is a former bastide .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 303 | 220 | 201 | 176 | 186 | 210 | 233 | 253 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Barthélemy church from the 13th century
- lock
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 641-643.
