Molières (Tarn-et-Garonne)
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Tarn-et-Garonne | |
Arrondissement | Montauban | |
Canton | Quercy-Aveyron | |
Community association | Quercy Caussadais | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 12 ′ N , 1 ° 22 ′ E | |
height | 102-223 m | |
surface | 38.46 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,174 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 31 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 82220 | |
INSEE code | 82113 | |
Website | http://www.ville-molieres.fr/ | |
Molières Town Hall (Mairie) |
Molières is a French commune with 1,174 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region . The municipality is located in the arrondissement of Montauban and is part of the canton of Quercy-Aveyron (until 2015: canton of Molières ). The inhabitants are called Molièrains .
Geographical location
Molières is about 19 kilometers north of Montauban . Molières is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Castelnau Montratier-Sainte Alauzie with Castelnau-Montratier in the north, Montfermier in the northeast, Montpezat-de-Quercy in the east and northeast, Auty in the east, Saint-Vincent in the southeast, Mirabel in the south, Puycornet in the southwest as well Labarthe to the west.
The former Route nationale 659 runs through the municipality .
history
The bastide of Molières was founded in 1270.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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Residents | 1,319 | 1,378 | 1,320 | 1,174 | 1,028 | 1,044 | 1,072 | 1,245 |
Attractions
- Nativité-de-Notre-Dame church from the 13th century
- Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre church in Espanel from the 15th century
- Saint-Amans Church in Saint-Amans
- Church of Sainte-Arthémie in Saint-Arthémie from the 18th century
- Saint-Christophe Church in Saint-Christophe
- Saint-Nazaire church in Saint-Nazaire from the 16th century, monument historique since 1979
- Saint-Paul Chapel in Saint-Paul-de-Fustin