Saint-Plancard
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens | |
| Canton | Saint-Gaudens | |
| Community association | Coeur et Coteaux du Comminges | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 10 ′ N , 0 ° 35 ′ E | |
| height | 349-530 m | |
| surface | 16.09 km 2 | |
| Residents | 364 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 23 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31580 | |
| INSEE code | 31513 | |
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Saint-Plancard is a French commune with 364 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department of the Occitanie region . The inhabitants call themselves Saint-Plancardais .
geography
The municipality is located in the Comminges countryside , about 15 km northeast of Saint-Gaudens on the banks of the Save .
history
In the vicinity of Saint-Plancard was the ancient Lugdunum Convenarum . The name of the pre-Celtic god Sutugius was discovered on some dedicatory inscriptions from there .
In ancient times there was a Gallo-Roman temple. Its stones were later used for the Romanesque chapel of Saint-Jean-le-Vigne , located in the cemetery . The co-founder of modern archeology, Georges Fouet (* 1922, † 1993), chairman of the Société des Études du Comminges , discovered pre-Romanesque frescoes in this chapel.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 565 | 475 | 401 | 476 | 452 | 372 | 384 | 364 |
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Attractions
See: List of Monuments Historiques in Saint-Plancard
tourism
On the banks of the Save is La Prade , a recreational area built by the municipality with shady spots for picnic and trout fishing.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 1063-1066.
