Gratens

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Gratens
Gratens (France)
Gratens
region Occitania
Department Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement Muret
Canton Cazères
Community association Coeur de Garonne
Coordinates 43 ° 19 ′  N , 1 ° 7 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 19 ′  N , 1 ° 7 ′  E
height 221-344 m
surface 15.15 km 2
Residents 684 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 45 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 31430
INSEE code 31229

Mairie Gratens

Gratens is a French commune with 684 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department and the Occitania region in the historic Gascon province of Savès . The inhabitants are called gratinois .

geography

Gratens is located on the Canal de Saint-Martory irrigation canal , 50 kilometers south of Toulouse . The connection to the French road network is made by the former Route nationale 626 , today part of the Itinéraire à Grand Gabarit , as well as by the Autoroute A64 .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008 2017
Residents 437 422 366 372 426 445 669 684
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint Michel church from the 15th century, monument historique since 1926
  • Castle made of bricks and natural stones in the Renaissance style, with six large towers and an arcade gallery in front of the main building, also from the Renaissance toulousaine
  • Croix de Gratens from the 18th century, Monument historique since 1953

See also: List of Monuments historiques in Gratens

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 672-675.

Web links

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