Saint-Élix-le-Château
Saint-Élix-le-Château | |
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The chateau in Saint-Élix-le-Château | |
Coordinates: 43°16′50″N 1°08′10″E / 43.28056°N 1.13611°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Haute-Garonne |
Arrondissement | Muret |
Canton | Cazères |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | François Déprez[1] |
Area 1 | 10.52 km2 (4.06 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 924 |
• Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 31476 /31430 |
Elevation | 222–244 m (728–801 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Élix-le-Château (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿eliks lə ʃato]; Occitan: Sent Helitz deu Castèth) is a village and commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is best known for the castle which dominates the village.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 464 | — |
1968 | 499 | +7.5% |
1975 | 508 | +1.8% |
1982 | 524 | +3.1% |
1990 | 559 | +6.7% |
1999 | 542 | −3.0% |
2006 | 658 | +21.4% |
2008 | 691 | +5.0% |
2011 | 747 | +8.1% |
2014 | 818 | +9.5% |
2015 | 854 | +4.4% |
2016 | 889 | +4.1% |
2017 | 883 | −0.7% |
2018 | 889 | +0.7% |
2019 | 919 | +3.4% |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Saint-Élixois.
Geography
[edit]The commune is bordered by six other communes: Marignac-Lasclares across the Louge river to the northwest, Lafitte-Vigordane to the northeast, Le Fousseret to the west, Lavelanet-de-Comminges to the southwest, Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne to the south, and finally by Salles-sur-Garonne to the east.
The river Louge flows in the commune, forming a border with the commune of Marignac-Lasclares.
Sights
[edit]The Château de Saint-Élix-le-Château is a 16th-century castle which is listed as a historic site by the French Ministry of Culture in 1927, and in 1994, and it is privately owned.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Base Mérimée: Château, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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