Saint-Elix-Theux

Saint-Élix-Theux ; Sent Helitz e Teus
region	Occitania
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Mirande
Canton	Mirande-Astarac
Community association	Astarac Arros en Gascogne
Coordinates	43 ° 26 ' N , 0 ° 28' E Coordinates: 43 ° 26 ' N , 0 ° 28' E
height	193-302 m
surface	8.37 km 2
Residents	106 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	13 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	32300
INSEE code	32375
	; Partial view of Saint-Élix

Saint-Élix-Theux ( Gascon : Sent Helitz e Teus) is a French municipality with 106 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Gers in the region Occitania (2015 Midi-Pyrénées ); it belongs to the Arrondissement Mirande and the municipality of Astarac Arros en Gascogne . The residents call themselves Saint-Élixois / Saint-Élixoises .

geography

Saint-Élix-Theux is located around eleven kilometers southeast of Mirande and 26 kilometers southwest of Auch in the south of the Gers department. The community consists of hamlets, numerous scattered settlements and individual farmsteads. The Petite Baïse crosses the municipality in a northerly direction.

Neighboring communities are Moncassin in the north-west and north, Saint-Arroman in the east, Lagarde-Hachan in the south-east, Sauviac in the south and Saint-Michel in the west.

history

The area was settled early on. This is evidenced by the excavation of a villa from the Gallo-Roman period. In the Middle Ages, Saint-Élix was in the Kastlanei Villefranche and Theux in the Kastlanei Moncassin within the county of Astarac in the historic Gascon region and shared their fate. Both parishes belonged to the Mirande district from 1793 to 1801. Since 1801, both original municipalities have been assigned to the Arrondissement of Mirande and belonged to the Canton of Mirande from 1793 to 2015 . In 1821 the municipalities of Saint-Élix (1821: 269 inhabitants) and Theux (1821: 70 inhabitants) united to form today's municipality.

Population development

The population development is typical for a French rural community. The developments between 1793 and 1861 are normal, with growth and the subsequent strong rural exodus. The population is therefore at an all-time low nowadays.

year	1793	1821	1861	1872	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011	2016
Residents	370	339	423	400	170	167	152	145	131	110	107	120	107
today's municipality sources: Cassini, Saint-Élix (-Theux) Cassini, Theux and INSEE