Saint-Orens-de-Gameville
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse | |
| Canton | Castanet-Tolosan | |
| Community association | Toulouse metropolis | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 33 ' N , 1 ° 32' E | |
| height | 144-219 m | |
| surface | 13.06 km 2 | |
| Residents | 11,830 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 906 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31650 | |
| INSEE code | 31506 | |
| Website | http://ville-saint-orens.fr/ | |
 Town hall of Saint-Orens-de-Gameville |
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Saint-Orens-de-Gameville is created in the last decades of the 20th century small town and a southern French community (commune) with 11,830 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Haute-Garonne in the region Occitania .
Location and climate
The Marcaissonne flows through the approximately 160 m high municipality ; the Sausse forms the northern boundary of the municipality. The city of Toulouse is only about twelve kilometers (driving distance) in a north-westerly direction. The 214 m high Escaudou hill is the highest point in the municipality. The climate is temperate; Rain (approx. 705 mm / year) falls over the year.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2016 |
| Residents | 451 | 676 | 631 | 674 | 10,991 | 11,520 |
The municipality's population has grown enormously since the 1960s, mainly due to its proximity to the greater Toulouse area.
history
In the district of Cayras , isolated Roman ceramic shards were discovered. The name of the community goes back to the bishop Orientius von Auch , who was probably born in Huesca (Osca) and later venerated as saint , who worked a divine miracle in the battle against Roman troops under the general Aëtius near Toulouse in 438 , but was finally captured and presumably died a martyr's death the following year . A church was built in his honor at the site of the battle. The community itself was only formed in 1790 from the villages of Cayras , Gameville and Lantourville .
Attractions
- The Saint-Orens church, made entirely of brick , dates from around 1500; it is in the former cemetery. The simple Gothic building has a bell gable (clocher mur) , a south portal and an apse with a dome .
- A wrought-iron cross from 1578 stands on a plinth consisting of large stone blocks stacked on top of each other in the central square (today the roundabout) of the town; it has been registered as a Monument historique since 1965 . (see also city arms)
- The 17th century Château Catala is also made entirely of bricks; it now serves as a cultural center.
- A water mill (Moulin de Quint) is located on the river Sausse about one kilometer north of the village. It probably dates from the 17th century.
- At the beginning of the 21st century a Protestant church (temple) was built.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, pp. 566-569.
Web links
- Saint-Orens-de Gameville, the life of the saints and sights - photos + information (French)
- Saint-Orens-de Gameville, sightseeing - photos + info (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Saint-Orens-de-Gameville - Climate tables
- ↑ Saint-Orens-de-Gameville - History
- ↑ Saint-Orens - Croix in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Saint-Orens-de-Gameville - Château Catala