Gensac-sur-Garonne
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Gensac-sur-Garonne Gençac de Garona |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Muret | |
| Canton | Auterive | |
| Community association | Volvestre | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 13 ' N , 1 ° 8' E | |
| height | 215-380 m | |
| surface | 10.14 km 2 | |
| Residents | 442 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 44 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31310 | |
| INSEE code | 31219 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-gensac-sur-garonne.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Gensac-sur-Garonne |
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Gensac-sur-Garonne ( Gençac de Garona in Occitan ) is a French commune with 442 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region (before 2016 Midi-Pyrénées ). Gensac-sur-Garonne belongs to the Arrondissement Muret and the canton Auterive (until 2015 Rieux-Volvestre ). The inhabitants are called Gensacois .
geography
Gensac-sur-Garonne is located about 28 kilometers south-southwest of Muret on the Garonne , which borders the municipality in the north-west. Gensac-sur-Garonne is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne in the north, Rieux-Volvestre in the northeast, Goutevernisse in the east, Saint-Christaud in the south and Cazères in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 247 | 238 | 189 | 205 | 249 | 264 | 312 | 442 |
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Attractions
- Notre-Dame church
- Gensac Castle from the 18th century
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Gensac-sur-Garonne
Parish partnership
With the Spanish community Castejón del Puente in the province of Huesca (Aragon) is one since 2010 community partnership .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 1270-1271.
