Gratens
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Haute-Garonne | |
Arrondissement | Muret | |
Canton | Cazères | |
Community association | Coeur de Garonne | |
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
Commons : Gratens - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Website of the Commune de Gratens (accessed September 1, 2012)
- Église de Gratens on Monuments historiques (accessed September 1, 2012)
- Croix de Gratens on Monuments historiques (accessed September 1, 2012)