Gargas (Haute-Garonne)

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Gargas
Gargàs
Gargas Coat of Arms
Gargas (France)
Gargas
region Occitania
Department Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement Toulouse
Canton Villemur-sur-Tarn
Community association Frontonnais
Coordinates 43 ° 45 ′  N , 1 ° 28 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 45 ′  N , 1 ° 28 ′  E
height 126-196 m
surface 7.28 km 2
Residents 685 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 94 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 31620
INSEE code 31211

Town Hall ( Mairie ) of Gargas

Gargas ( Occitan Gargàs ) is a French commune in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Toulouse and the Canton of Villemur-sur-Tarn (until 2015: Canton Fronton ). The 685 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) are called Gargasiens .

geography

Gargas is located about 15 kilometers north-northeast of Toulouse on the Girou , which forms the southern municipal boundary. Gargas is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Vacquiers in the north and north-east, Villariès in the east, Labastide-Saint-Sernin in the south, Cépet in the west and south-west and Villeneuve-lès-Bouloc in the north-west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 198 172 262 316 425 520 590 685
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Saint-Pierre church
  • Saint-Pierre church

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 715-717.

Web links

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