Péguilhan

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Péguilhan
Coat of arms of Péguilhan
Péguilhan (France)
Péguilhan
region Occitania
Department Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement Saint-Gaudens
Canton Saint-Gaudens
Community association Coeur et Coteaux du Comminges
Coordinates 43 ° 19 ′  N , 0 ° 42 ′  E Coordinates: 43 ° 19 ′  N , 0 ° 42 ′  E
height 217-345 m
surface 23.58 km 2
Residents 286 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 12 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 31350
INSEE code
Website http://www.peguilhan.fr/

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Péguilhan is a French commune with 286 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Gaudens and the canton of Saint-Gaudens . The inhabitants are called Péguilhanais .

It was created as Commune nouvelle of the same name with effect from January 1, 2017 through the amalgamation of the previous municipalities of Péguilhan and Lunax , which have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Péguilhan.

structure

District former
INSEE code
Area
(km²)
Altitude
(m)
Population as of
January 1, 2017
Density
(inh. Per km²)
Lunax 31307 05.10 217-298 066 12.9
Péguilhan (administrative headquarters)00 31412 18.48 218-345 220 12.4

geography

The municipality is located in the historic province of Comminges , around 35 kilometers north of Saint-Gaudens . The municipality is irrigated from the Lannemezan plateau and specifically affected by the Gesse and Gimone rivers with the Lac de la Gimone reservoir .

Neighboring municipalities are: Nénigan in the north, Saint-Ferréol-de-Comminges in the northeast, Montbernard in the southeast, Mondilhan in the south, Boulogne-sur-Gesse in the southwest, Lalanne-Arqué in the west and Saint-Blancard in the northwest.

Population development

local community Population (Census)
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2008 2011 2013 2016
Lunax 99 104 80 73 67 56 59 60 61 65 66
Péguilhan 355 334 259 250 232 221 217 238 257 231 229
Péguilhan00 454 438 339 323 299 277 276 298 318 296 295
Source: Cassini and INSEE

The (total) population of the municipality of Péguilhan was determined by adding up the municipalities that were independent until the end of 2016.

Web links

Commons : Péguilhan  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. Decree of the Prefecture No. 31-2016-08-04-006 on the formation of the Commune nouvelle Péguilhan of August 4, 2016 .
  2. current population according to INSEE