Montesquieu-Volvestre
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Montesquieu-Volvestre Montesquiu de Volvèstre |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Muret | |
| Canton | Auterive | |
| Community association | Volvestre | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 13 ' N , 1 ° 14' E | |
| height | 208-523 m | |
| surface | 59.82 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,032 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 51 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31110 | |
| INSEE code | 31375 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-montesquieu-volvestre.fr/ | |
 Montesquieu-Volvestre Town Hall |
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Montesquieu-Volvestre ( Occitan : Montesquiu de Volvèstre ) is a French commune with 3,032 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Muret and the canton of Auterive (until 2015: canton of Montesquieu-Volvestre ). The inhabitants are called Montesquivien (ne) s .
geography
Montesquieu-Volvestre is located about 47 kilometers south-southwest of Toulouse on the Arize . Montesquieu is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Rieux-Volvestre in the north and north-west, Mailholas in the north, Bax in the north-east, Latour in the east, Loubaut and La Bastide-de-Besplas in the south-east, Thouars-sur-Arize , Fornex and Montbrun-Bocage in the south and southeast, Lahitère in the south, Gouzens and Montberaud in the southwest and Saint-Christaud and Goutevernisse in the west.
The former Routes nationales 627 (today's D627) and 628 (today's D628) run through the municipality .
history
Montesquieu-Volvestre was founded as a bastide in 1238 by Raimund VII .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 1915 | 1924 | 1950 | 2088 | 2117 | 2314 | 2660 | 3032 |
Attractions
- Saint-Victor church from the 13th century
- Palays Castle from the 13th century
- Calvary Castéra
- Market hall
- Mills on the Arize
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Montesquieu-Volvestre
Personalities
- Simon de La Loubère (1643–1729), diplomat, ethnographer, mathematician, man of letters and member of the Académie française
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 952-967.
