Martres-Tolosane
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Muret | |
| Canton | Cazères | |
| Community association | Coeur de Garonne | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 12 ' N , 1 ° 1' E | |
| height | 236-488 m | |
| surface | 23.52 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,383 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 101 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31220 | |
| INSEE code | 31324 | |
 Saint-Vidian church |
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Martres-Tolosane is a French commune with 2383 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in the historic county of Comminges . It is famous for its faience factories . The population increased from 1,884 (1962) to the current level.
geography
Martres-Tolosane is located on the Canal de Saint-Martory irrigation canal , 60 km south of Toulouse . The connection to the road network of France is made by the Autoroute A64 and the Route nationale 117 , the railway station is also called Martres-Tolosane.
history
The community is an old bastide , a city in southern France founded in the Middle Ages and largely built in one go. The construction of a bastide was based on economic, political or military considerations.
In the Gallo-Roman period (52 BC to 486 AD) there was a large and magnificent villa called Villa romaine de Chiragan . It was one of the most imposing villa buildings in the Roman Empire . Excavations unearthed marble sculptures that are now exhibited in the Musée Saint-Raymond in Toulouse .
A pre-Christian necropolis is nearby, also the presumed battle site of the bataille de Saint Vidian against the Saracens . According to a legend, holy Vidian is said to have thrown away his sword here when he was defeated in battle. Where it got stuck in the earth, a spring rises that still bears his name today, as well as a lake and a well.
The Way of St. James to Santiago de Compostela via Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges leads through the village.
During the Second World War , Martres-Tolosane was the scene of a massacre of civilians on June 10, 1944 by the 2nd SS Panzer Division "Das Reich" - again on August 8 and 18, 1944.
= Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 1884 | 2024 | 1909 | 1925 | 1929 | 1687 | 2054 | 2369 |
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Culture and sights
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Martres-Tolosane
- In 2007 there were still nine faience factories in town
- The Saint-Vidian church is built in the Gothic style . Numerous sarcophagi and marble sculptures have been preserved.
- On Trinity (Trinity Day) the feast of Saint-Vidian is celebrated with a battle scene.
- A donjon (residential tower) from the beginning of the 13th century stands by the place.
Faience jug from Martres-Tolosane
Faience plate ibid.
Marble bust from Chiragan
Two busts ibid.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 597-604.
