Thil (Haute-Garonne)

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Thil
Tilh
Coat of arms of Thil
Thil (France)
Thil
region Occitania
Department Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement Toulouse
Canton Léguevin
Community association Save Garonne and Coteaux de Cadours
Coordinates 43 ° 43 '  N , 1 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 43 ° 43 '  N , 1 ° 10'  E
height 149-275 m
surface 23.68 km 2
Residents 1,176 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 50 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 31530
INSEE code 31553
Website http://www.mairie-thil31.fr/

Mairie Thil as seen from the old market hall

Thil ( Occitan : Tilh ) is a French commune with 1,176 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Toulouse and the Canton of Léguevin (until 2015: Canton Grenade ). The inhabitants are called Thilois .

geography

Thil is about 20 kilometers northwest of Toulouse . Thil is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Launac in the north and northeast, Larra in the northeast, Bretx in the east, Menville in the southeast, La Castèra in the south, Bellegarde-Sainte-Marie and Garac in the southwest, Le Grès in the west and Pelleport in the west and northwest.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 491 441 425 563 735 831 972 1176
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Laurent church from the 14th / 15th centuries century
  • Saint-Orens-de-Marnac chapel in the Houere district from the 16th century
  • Lagaillarde Castle from 1859

  • Saint Laurent Church

  • Saint-Orens-de-Marnac chapel

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 763-765.

Web links

Commons : Thil  - collection of images, videos and audio files