Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Tarn-et-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Montauban | |
| Canton | Quercy-Rouergue | |
| Community association | Quercy Rouergue et Gorges de l'Aveyron | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 9 ′ N , 1 ° 45 ′ E | |
| height | 110-395 m | |
| surface | 106.12 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,852 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 82140 | |
| INSEE code | 82155 | |
 Place des Halles and part of the town hall of Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val |
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Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val ( Occitan : Sent-Antonin ) is a French commune with 1,852 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region . Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val belongs to the arrondissement of Montauban and the canton of Quercy-Rouergue (until 2015: canton of Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val ). The inhabitants are called Saint-Antoninois .
geography
Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val is located at the confluence of the Bonnette and Aveyron rivers . Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val is surrounded by the neighboring communities Caylus in the north, Espinas in the north and northeast, Féneyrols in the east, Saint-Michel-de-Vax and Vaour in the southeast, Penne and Cazals in the south, Montricoux and Saint-Cirq in the Southwest, Septfonds in the west and Lavaurette in the northwest.
The former route nationale 658 (today's D5) runs through the municipality .
history
In the caves at Aveyron, paintings of the Franco-Cantabrian cave art as well as numerous tools and artefacts made of bones from the period between 18000 and 12000 BC were discovered.
During the Middle Ages, Saint-Antonin or La Valette was the seat of a viscount . In the 17th century the place became a stronghold of the Protestants.
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 1,899 | 1,814 | 1,743 | 1,830 | 1,867 | 1,887 | 1,797 | 1,891 |
Attractions
- Saint-Antonin church
- Church of Sainte-Sabine in Sainte-Sabine
- Notre-Dame de la Nativité church in Servanac
- Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire church in Le Bosc
- Protestant Church in Saint-Antonin
- Costejean Priory
- Notre-Dame chapel
- the former Génovéfains convent, now the town hall
- Oratory in Servanac
- Remains of the former castle (Palas des Vicomte)
- historical town center
- Market hall with market cross from the 14th century
- Bridge over the Aveyron
Trivia
- Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val is one of the municipalities of the Cittàslow movement.
- The town served as one of the main filming locations for the film Madame Mallory and the Scent of Curry .
Web links
- Official website (French)
- Office de Tourisme website (French, English)