Villemur-sur-Tarn
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Villemur-sur-Tarn Vilamur de Tarn |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Haute-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse | |
| Canton | Villemur-sur-Tarn (main town) | |
| Community association | Val'Aïgo | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 52 ′ N , 1 ° 30 ′ E | |
| height | 85-218 m | |
| surface | 46.57 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,888 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 126 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 31340 | |
| INSEE code | 31584 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-villemur-sur-tarn.fr/ | |
 Town hall ( Mairie ) of Villemur-sur-Tarn |
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Villemur-sur-Tarn ( Vilamur de Tarn in Occitan ) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region of France . It belongs to the arrondissement of Toulouse and the canton of Villemur-sur-Tarn . The 5,888 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) are called Villemuriens .
geography
Villemur-sur-Tarn is located about 23 kilometers north-northeast of Toulouse on the Tarn . Villemur-sur-Tarn is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Varennes and Verlhac-Tescou in the north, Le Born in the north-east, Montvalen in the east, Bondigoux in the south and south-east, Villematier in the south, Villeneuve-lès-Bouloc in the south and south-west, Bouloc in the south-west , Villaudric in the west and south-west, Fronton in the west and Nohic in the north-west.
history
The community is strategically located on the Tarn.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 4169 | 4738 | 4692 | 4415 | 4840 | 4929 | 5137 | 5888 |
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Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Villemur-sur-Tarn
- Saint-Jean church
- Saint-Michel church, originally built in the 12th century, rebuilt in the 14th century
- Defense tower from the 13th century
Saint-Michel church
Magnanac Church
Defense tower (also called mill tower)
Parish partnership
There is a partnership with the Italian municipality of Fara in Sabina in the province of Rieti (Lazio).
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Haute-Garonne. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-84234-081-7 , pp. 1761-1771.
