Gaillac-Toulza
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Gaillac-Toulza Galhac Tolzan |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Muret | |
| Canton | Auterive | |
| Community association | Lèze Ariège | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 15 ′ N , 1 ° 28 ′ E | |
| height | 206-360 m | |
| surface | 40.4 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,265 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 31 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31550 | |
| INSEE code | 31206 | |
| Website | https://www.gaillac-toulza.com/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Gaillac-Toulza |
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Gaillac-Toulza ( Occitan Galhac Tolzan ) is a French commune with 1,265 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region (before 2016 Midi-Pyrénées ). Gaillac-Toulza belongs to the arrondissement Muret and the canton Auterive (until 2015 canton Cintegabelle ). The inhabitants are called Gaillacois (es) .
geography
Gaillac-Toulza is located about 37 kilometers south of Toulouse on the edge of the Lauragais . Gaillac-Toulza is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Caujac in the north, Cintegabelle in the northeast, Saint-Quirc , Lissac and Labatut in the east, Canté in the east and southeast, Marliac in the south, Villeneuve-du-Latou in the south and southwest, Saint-Ybars in the West and Lézat-sur-Lèze to the west and north-west.
history
The nucleus of the village was a monastic settlement from the 12th century. The bastide of Gaillac-Toulza was founded in 1268. It was destroyed during the Albigensian Crusade and later in the 16th century during the Huguenot Wars.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 771 | 747 | 658 | 610 | 770 | 910 | 1106 | 1265 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Etienne church from the 13th century
- Écomusée Nostre Païs
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 643-647.
