Saint-Sulpice-sur-Lèze
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Saint-Sulpice-sur-Lèze Sent Somplesi |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Muret | |
| Canton | Auterive | |
| Community association | Volvestre | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 20 ′ N , 1 ° 19 ′ E | |
| height | 190–321 m | |
| surface | 13.91 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,389 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 172 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31410 | |
| INSEE code | 31517 | |
| Website | http://www.stsulpicesurleze.fr/ | |
 Town hall (Mairie) of Saint-Sulpice-sur-Lèze |
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Saint-Sulpice-sur-Lèze ( Occitan : Sent Somplesi ) is a French commune with 2,389 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region . The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Muret and the canton of Auterive (until 2015: canton of Carbonne ). Its inhabitants are called Saint-Sulpiciens .
geography
Saint-Sulpice-sur-Lèze is located about 32 kilometers south-southwest of Toulouse and 14 kilometers south of Muret on the Lèze river . Saint-Sulpice-sur-Lèze is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Montaut in the north and west, Auribail in the north-east, Lagrâce-Dieu in the east, Esperce in the south-east, Lézat-sur-Lèze in the south and Montgazin in the south and south-west.
The former route nationale 622 (today's D622) runs through the municipality .
history
Saint-Sulpice-sur-Lèze is a bastide founded in 1257 by Alfonso de Poitiers. Here there was a command of the Order of St. John from the 14th century.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 883 | 1.010 | 1,192 | 1,264 | 1,423 | 1,639 | 1,785 | 1,900 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Saint-Sulpice-sur-Lèze
- Saint-Sulpice church from the 15th / 16th centuries Century, monument historique since 1974
- Iron cross from the 18th century, monument historique since 1950
- 17th century town hall, monument historique since 1950
- Mill
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 530-535.
