Blajan
| Blajan | |
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  Blajan | |
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Location within Midi-Pyrénées region  Blajan | |
| Coordinates: 43°15′40″N 0°38′41″E / 43.2611°N 0.6447°ECoordinates: 43°15′40″N 0°38′41″E / 43.2611°N 0.6447°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens |
| Canton | Boulogne-sur-Gesse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Bernard Castex |
| Area1 | 12.68 km2 (4.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 513 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31070 / 31350 |
| Elevation |
277–430 m (909–1,411 ft) (avg. 360 m or 1,180 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Blajan is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Geography
The river Gesse forms most of the commune's northwestern border.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 529 | — |
| 1968 | 569 | +7.6% |
| 1975 | 595 | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 578 | −2.9% |
| 1990 | 521 | −9.9% |
| 1999 | 437 | −16.1% |
| 2008 | 513 | +17.4% |
See also
References
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