Castagnac
Castagnac | |
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 A general view of Castagnac | |
 Location of Castagnac | |
  Castagnac Location within France  Castagnac Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°13′30″N 1°21′04″E / 43.225°N 1.351°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Muret |
| Canton | Auterive |
| Intercommunality | Volvestre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-Josée Varela[1] |
Area 1 | 10.77 km2 (4.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 325 |
| • Density | 30.2/km2 (78.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31111 /31310 |
| Elevation | 217–363 m (712–1,191 ft) (avg. 351 m or 1,152 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Castagnac (French pronunciation: [kastaɲak]; Occitan: Castanhac) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Geography
[edit]The Lèze forms most of the commune's north-eastern border. There are numerous hiking routes.[3]
The commune is bordered by five other communes, three of them is in Haute-Garonne, and two of them is in Ariège: Latrape to the west, Canens to the south, Massabrac to the southeast, and finally by the department of Ariège to the north and east by the communes of Lézat-sur-Lèze to the north and Saint-Ybars to the east.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 264 | — |
| 1975 | 212 | −3.09% |
| 1982 | 188 | −1.70% |
| 1990 | 161 | −1.92% |
| 1999 | 204 | +2.67% |
| 2007 | 278 | +3.94% |
| 2012 | 310 | +2.20% |
| 2017 | 288 | −1.46% |
| 2023 | 325 | +2.03% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Sights and monuments
[edit]- Château de Castagnac, medieval castle listed by the French Ministry of Culture as a monument historique since 18 March 2003.[5]
- Gardens of the château.[6]
- Windmill
- Église Saint-Sébastien, restored Gothic church
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 de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Outdoor Active hiking routes". Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ Base Mérimée: Château, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ↑ Base Mérimée: Jardin d'agrément du château de Castagnac, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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