Pompignan (Tarn-et-Garonne)
Pompignan Pompinhan |
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Tarn-et-Garonne | |
Arrondissement | Montauban | |
Canton | Verdun-sur-Garonne | |
Community association | Grand Sud Tarn et Garonne | |
Coordinates | 43 ° 49 ′ N , 1 ° 19 ′ E | |
height | 102-216 m | |
surface | 12.15 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,465 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 121 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 82170 | |
INSEE code | 82142 | |
Website | http://www.ville-pompignan82.fr/ | |
Town hall (Mairie) of Pompignan |
Pompignan ( Occitan : Pompinhan ) is a French commune with 1,465 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Montauban and is part of the canton Verdun-sur-Garonne (until 2015: canton Grisolles ). The inhabitants are called Pompignanais .
geography
Pompignan is located about 22 kilometers south-southwest of Montauban and about 26 kilometers north-northwest of Toulouse . Pompignan is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Grisolles in the north and west, Fronton in the east and northeast, Castelnau-d'Estrétefonds in the south and southeast and Saint-Rustice .
The A62 autoroute and the former Route nationale 20 (today's D820) run through the municipality .
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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Residents | 439 | 509 | 558 | 731 | 864 | 1.012 | 1,277 | 1,465 |
Attractions
- Saint-Grégoire church, built in 1844
- Saint Clair Chapel
- Les Marquis castle from the middle of the 18th century, monument historique since 1951/1972
Personalities
- Jean-Jacques Lefranc de Pompignan (1709–1784), writer