Septfonds

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Septfonds
Sèt-fonts
Septfonds Coat of Arms
Septfonds (France)
Septfonds
region Occitania
Department Tarn-et-Garonne
Arrondissement Montauban
Canton Quercy-Rouergue (main town)
Community association Quercy Caussadais
Coordinates 44 ° 11 ′  N , 1 ° 37 ′  E Coordinates: 44 ° 11 ′  N , 1 ° 37 ′  E
height 128-247 m
surface 27.05 km 2
Residents 2,212 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 82 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 82240
INSEE code 82179
Website http://www.septfonds.com/

Combal dolmen in Finelle

Septfonds ( Occitan : Sèt-fonts ) is a French commune with 2,212 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region . Septfonds belongs to the arrondissement of Montauban and the canton of Quercy-Rouergue . The inhabitants are called Septfontois .

geography

Septfonds is located on the Lère River ( called Lère Morte here ). Septfonds is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Cayriech and Saint-Georges in the north, Lavaurette in the northeast, Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val in the east, Saint-Cirq in the south, Monteils in the west and Caussade in the northwest.

The former route nationale 126 (today's D926) runs through the municipality .

history

Numerous dolmens (fifteen in total) in the parish indicate its importance in early human history. The Bastide Septfonds was founded in 1271 by Alfonso von Poitiers . In 1939 a camp was set up here. Initially intended for the Spanish Republicans, it was used by the Germans during the occupation from 1942 as a concentration camp for Jews for later deportation to the extermination camps.

Population development

1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2012
1,583 1,600 1,605 1,579 1,731 1,860 2,039 2.154

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