Melles
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Melles Mèles |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens | |
| Canton | Bagneres-de-Luchon | |
| Community association | Pyrénées Haut Garonnaises | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 52 ' N , 0 ° 46' E | |
| height | 548-2,626 m | |
| surface | 45.32 km 2 | |
| Residents | 89 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 2 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31440 | |
| INSEE code | 31337 | |
| Website | http://mairie-de-melles.wixsite.com/mairie-de-melles | |
_village.jpg) View of the center of Melles |
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Melles ( Occitan Mèles ) is a French commune with 89 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region (before 2016 Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Gaudens and the canton of Bagnères-de-Luchon (until 2015 Saint-Béat ). The inhabitants are called Mellois .
location
Melles is located about 100 kilometers south-southwest of Toulouse . The Garonne runs along the southwestern edge . Melles is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Boutx in the north and northwest, Saint-Lary in the northeast, Antras in the east, Sentein in the east and southeast, Canejan (Spain) in the south and Fos in the west and southwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 |
| Residents | 218 | 183 | 162 | 115 | 109 | 104 | 104 | 113 | 88 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Pancrace church
- Pyrenees Botanical Garden
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 1321-1322.
Web links
Commons : Melles (Haute-Garonne) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
