Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave
| Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave | ||
|---|---|---|
|
The Château of Richard Cœur de Lion, in Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave | ||
| ||
  Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave | ||
|
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region  Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave | ||
| Coordinates: 44°03′52″N 1°01′25″E / 44.0644°N 1.0236°ECoordinates: 44°03′52″N 1°01′25″E / 44.0644°N 1.0236°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées | |
| Department | Tarn-et-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Castelsarrasin | |
| Canton | Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave | |
| Intercommunality | Sère - Garonne - Gimone | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Joël Capayrou | |
| Area1 | 29.34 km2 (11.33 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 2,168 | |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 82169 / 82210 | |
| Elevation |
59–88 m (194–289 ft) (avg. 76 m or 249 ft) | |
|
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. | ||
.svg.png)
Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France. Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, the founder of the American city of Detroit was born here in 1658.
See also
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave. |
|
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, July 16, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.