Montgiscard

Montgiscard
region	Occitania
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Toulouse
Canton	Escalquens
Community association	Sicoval
Coordinates	43 ° 28 ′  N , 1 ° 34 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 28 ′  N , 1 ° 34 ′  E
height	153-274 m
surface	13.2 km 2
Residents	2,430 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	184 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	31450
INSEE code	31381
Website	http://www.montgiscard.com/
Montgiscard City Hall

Montgiscard is a French commune with 2,430 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Toulouse and the canton of Escalquens (until 2015: canton of Montgiscard ). The inhabitants are called Montgiscardais (es) .

geography

Montgiscard is located about 18 kilometers southeast of Toulouse in the Lauragais countryside on the Canal du Midi . Montgiscard is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Donneville in the north and northwest, Montlaur in the north, Baziège in the east and northeast, Ayguesvives in the east and southeast, Saint-Léon and Belbèze-de-Lauragais in the south, Pouze in the southwest and Montbrun-Lauragais in the west and Northwest.

The A61 autoroute and the former route nationale 113 (today's D813) run through the municipality .

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2012
Residents	809	873	1,281	1,575	1,792	1,947	2,033	2.119

Attractions

Saint-André church

• Saint-André church from the 15th century, monument historique since 1926
• Roqueville Castle from the 15th century, alterations from the 18th century
• Notre-Dame chapel from the 13th century, alterations until the 19th century

Community partnerships

There is a partnership with the Italian municipality of Campolongo Tapogliano in the province of Udine (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) .

literature

• Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 1014-1019.

Web links

Commons : Montgiscard  - collection of images, videos and audio files