La Salvetat-Saint-Gilles
La Salvetat-Saint-Gilles | ||
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Haute-Garonne | |
Arrondissement | Toulouse | |
Canton | Léguevin | |
Community association | Save au touch | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 35 ' N , 1 ° 16' E | |
height | 166-197 m | |
surface | 5.75 km 2 | |
Residents | 8,321 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 1,447 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 31880 | |
INSEE code | 31526 | |
Website | http://www.lasalvetat31.com/ | |
Castle of Salvetat-Saint-Gilles |
La Salvetat-Saint-Gilles is a French commune with 8,321 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region in south-western France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Toulouse and is part of the canton of Léguevin . The inhabitants are called Salvetains .
geography
La Salvetat-Saint-Gilles is located in the greater Toulouse area on the Aussonnelle River , about fifteen kilometers west-southwest of the city.
La Salvetat-Saint-Gilles is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Léguevin in the north and west, Plaisance-du-Touch in the west and south and Fontenilles in the south-west.
Attractions
- Château de La Salvetat, built between 1086 and 1096 for Raymond IV ( Raimund von Saint-Gilles ), monument historique since 2007
- church
Population development
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | |
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278 | 575 | 1,615 | 2,368 | 4,282 | 5,779 | 6.311 | 6,862 | |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 856-857.
Web links
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