Vallègue

Vallègue

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Vallègue

Coordinates: 43°25′31″N 1°45′18″E / 43.4253°N 1.755°E / 43.4253; 1.755Coordinates: 43°25′31″N 1°45′18″E / 43.4253°N 1.755°E / 43.4253; 1.755
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement Toulouse
Canton Villefranche-de-Lauragais
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Lucien Caunes
Area1 4.18 km2 (1.61 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 485
  Density 120/km2 (300/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 31566 / 31290
Elevation 197–261 m (646–856 ft)
(avg. 243 m or 797 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.

Vallègue is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962158    
1968164+3.8%
1975192+17.1%
1982244+27.1%
1990267+9.4%
1999383+43.4%
2008485+26.6%

Sights

The Château de Vallègue is a mediaeval castle which is listed as a historic site by the French Ministry of Culture.[1]

See also

References

  1. www.culture.gouv.fr, accessed 17 March 2008
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