Saint-Porquier
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region | Occitania | |
Department | Tarn-et-Garonne | |
Arrondissement | Montauban | |
Canton | Beaumont-de-Lomagne | |
Community association | Terres des Confluences | |
Coordinates | 44 ° 0 ′ N , 1 ° 11 ′ E | |
height | 73-101 m | |
surface | 15.7 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,404 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 89 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 82700 | |
INSEE code | 82171 | |
Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Porquier |
Saint-Porquier is a French commune with 1,404 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region . Saint-Porquier belongs to the arrondissement of Montauban and the canton of Beaumont-de-Lomagne . The inhabitants are called Saint-Porquiérains .
geography
Saint-Porquier is located about 13 kilometers west of Montauban on the Garonne , which forms the southwestern municipal boundary, and on the Canal latéral à la Garonne . Saint-Porquier is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Castelsarrasin in the north and west, La Ville-Dieu-de-Temple in the northeast, Escatalens in the south and east and Cordes-Tolosannes in the southwest. The A62 autoroute and the former Route nationale 113 (today's D813) run through the municipality .
population
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
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Residents | 880 | 878 | 877 | 831 | 897 | 1,023 | 1,271 | 1,428 |
Attractions
- Saint Clair Church, Monument historique
Personalities
- Joseph-Antoine Boullan (1824-1893), priest and occultist