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Castagnac Latitude and Longitude:

43°13′30″N 1°21′04″E / 43.225°N 1.351°E / 43.225; 1.351
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Castagnac
A general view of Castagnac
A general view of Castagnac
Coat of arms of Castagnac
Location of Castagnac
Castagnac is located in France
Castagnac
Castagnac
Castagnac is located in Occitanie
Castagnac
Castagnac
Coordinates: 43°13′30″N 1°21′04″E / 43.225°N 1.351°E / 43.225; 1.351
Country France
Region Occitania
Department Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement Muret
Canton Auterive
IntercommunalityVolvestre
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie-Josée Varela [1]
Area
1
10.77 km2 (4.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
309
 • Density29/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+02:00 ( CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31111 /31310
Elevation217–363 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

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

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962228—    
1968264+15.8%
1975212−19.7%
1982188−11.3%
1990161−14.4%
1999204+26.7%
2006272+33.3%
2011304+11.8%
2016292−3.9%
2018283−3.1%

Sights and monuments

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Outdoor Active hiking routes". Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. ^ Base Mérimée: Château, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  5. ^ Base Mérimée: Jardin d'agrément du château de Castagnac, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)