Larroque (Haute-Garonne)
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Larroque Era Arròca |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens | |
| Canton | Saint-Gaudens | |
| Community association | Coeur et Coteaux du Comminges | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 12 ' N , 0 ° 37' E | |
| height | 304-488 m | |
| surface | 19.83 km 2 | |
| Residents | 292 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31580 | |
| INSEE code | 31276 | |
| Website | http://www.larroque31.fr/ | |
.jpg) The Sava in Larroque |
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Larroque ( Occitan Era Arròca ) is a French commune with 292 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region (before 2016 Midi-Pyrénées ); it is part of the arrondissement of Saint-Gaudens and the canton of Saint-Gaudens (until 2015 Boulogne-sur-Gesse ). The inhabitants are called Larroquais .
geography
Larroque is located in the historic province of Comminges at the foot of the Pyrenees on the Save , about 75 kilometers southwest of Toulouse . Larroque is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sarrecave and Nizan-Gesse in the north, Montmaurin in the north and northeast, Sarremezan in the northeast, Cardeilhac in the east, Lodes in the southeast, Le Cuing in the south, Saint-Plancard in the south and southwest, Cazaril-Tambourès in the west and southwest as well as Balesta in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 544 | 542 | 466 | 426 | 415 | 335 | 313 | 292 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Saturnin Church
- Donjon of Larroque from the 12th century, monument historique since 1930
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 382-383.
