Piquecos
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Piquecos Picacòs |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Tarn-et-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Montauban | |
| Canton | Quercy-Aveyron | |
| Community association | Coteaux et Plaines du Pays Lafrançaisain | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 6 ′ N , 1 ° 19 ′ E | |
| height | 71-209 m | |
| surface | 7.79 km 2 | |
| Residents | 434 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 56 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 82130 | |
| INSEE code | 82140 | |
Piquecos ( Occitan : Picacòs ) is a French commune with 434 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 Lafrançaise ). The inhabitants are called piquecosais .
Geographical location
Piquecos is about eight kilometers north-northwest of Montauban . The Aveyron flows through the municipality . Piquecos is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Puycornet in the north, L'Honor-de-Cos in the east, Montauban in the south, Villemade in the south-west, Montastruc in the west and Lafrançaise in the north-west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 265 | 291 | 279 | 325 | 307 | 288 | 353 | 434 |
Attractions
- Saint-Félix church from the 14th and 16th centuries, a historic monument since 1991
- Remains of the earlier castle, later palace complex, from the 15th or 17th century, monument historique since 1951
Saint-Félix church
Castle and palace complex Piquecos
Web links
Commons : Piquecos - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence