Soueich
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Soueich Soeish |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens | |
| Canton | Bagneres-de-Luchon | |
| Community association | Cagire Garonne Salad | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 3 ' N , 0 ° 47' E | |
| height | 360-700 m | |
| surface | 11.33 km 2 | |
| Residents | 531 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 47 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31160 | |
| INSEE code | 31550 | |
| Website | Soueich | |
 Soueich - town view |
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Soueich ( Occitan Soeish ) is a French commune with 531 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region .
Location and climate
Soueich is located on the west bank of the Ger , a southern tributary of the Garonne, in the northern foothills of the Pyrenees in the historic county of Comminges at an altitude of approx. 395 m . The next major city is Saint-Gaudens, approx. 11 km to the north-west . The climate is temperate to warm; Rain (approx. 795 mm / year) falls over the year.
Population development
| year | 1800 | 1851 | 1901 | 1954 | 1999 | 2017 | ||
| Residents | 1,384 | 1.109 | 650 | 522 | 501 | 531 | ||
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The steady population decline since the 19th century is mainly due to the loss of jobs in the countryside as a result of the mechanization of agriculture ( rural exodus ).
economy
In earlier centuries economic self-sufficiency dominated . The community is still largely agriculturally oriented, with animal husbandry playing an important role.
history
At least parts of the place belonged to the Coming of Montsaunès , which was owned by the Knights Templar . A medieval city gate still existed around the middle of the 19th century.
