La Ville-Dieu-du-Temple
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Tarn-et-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Montauban | |
| Canton | Castelsarrasin | |
| Community association | Terres des Confluences | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 2 ' N , 1 ° 13' E | |
| height | 83-105 m | |
| surface | 26.16 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,191 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 122 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 82290 | |
| INSEE code | 82096 | |
| Website | http://www.lavilledieudutemple.fr/ | |
La Ville-Dieu-du-Temple is a commune in south-western France in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region . It has 3,191 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), belongs to the arrondissement of Montauban and is part of the canton of Castelsarrasin . The inhabitants are called Théopolitains .
geography
La Ville-Dieu-du-Temple lies in the plain of the Tarn , at its tributary Larone . La Ville-Dieu-du-Temple is surrounded by the neighboring communities Labastide-du-Temple and Meauzac in the north, Barry-d'Islemade in the northeast, Albefeuille-Lagarde in the northeast and east, Montbeton in the east and southeast, Escatalens in the south, and Saint -Porquier in the southwest and Castelsarrasin in the west.
The former route nationale 658 (today's Départementstraße 958) runs through the municipality .
history
The place was founded in the 12th century by the Knights Templar, who set up a command post here. With the fall of the Knights Templar, the Order of Malta was enfeoffed with the village in the 14th century.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| 1158 | 1236 | 1362 | 1656 | 1744 | 2329 | 2415 | 3191 |
Attractions
- Neo-Gothic style church built in 1865 to replace the Notre-Dame church, which was demolished during the French Revolution
