Verdun-sur-Garonne

Verdun-sur-Garonne
region	Occitania
Department	Tarn-et-Garonne
Arrondissement	Montauban
Canton	Verdun-sur-Garonne (main town)
Community association	Grand Sud Tarn et Garonne
Coordinates	43 ° 51 ′ N , 1 ° 14 ′ E Coordinates: 43 ° 51 ′ N , 1 ° 14 ′ E
height	90-166 m
surface	36.26 km 2
Residents	4,764 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	131 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	82600
INSEE code	82190
Website	http://www.verdun-sur-garonne.fr/
	; Verdun-sur-Garonne town hall

Verdun-sur-Garonne is a French commune with 4,764 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitania region . Verdun-sur-Garonne belongs administratively to the arrondissement Montauban and is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton Verdun-sur-Garonne . The inhabitants are called Verdunois (es) .

geography

Verdun-sur-Garonne is located about 35 kilometers north-northwest of Toulouse on the Garonne River . Verdun-sur-Garonne is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Monbéqui in the north, Bessens in the northeast, Dieupentale in the east, Grisolles in the southeast, Aucamville in the south, Savenès in the southwest, Bouillac in the west and Mas-Grenier in the northwest.

history

It is certain that today's community has been a settlement area since earlier times. The community has been permanently settled since Gallo-Roman times. However, the place was destroyed several times. With the Teutons before the fifth century, the Vandals and Wisigoten in the fifth century and with the Vascones in the sixth century.