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Saint-Élix-le-Château
Saint-Élix-le-Château is a village and commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is best known for the castle which dominates the village. Population The inhabitants of the commune are known as Saint-Élixois. Geography The commune is bordered by six other communes: Marignac-Lasclares across the Louge river to the northwest, Lafitte-Vigordane Lafitte-Vigordane is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Geography The commune is bordered by six other communes: Peyssies to the north, Gratens across the river Louge to the northwest, Marignac-Lasclares across th ... to the northeast, Le Fousseret to the west, Lavelanet-de-Comminges to the southwest, Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne to the south, and finally by Salles-sur-Garonne to the east. The river Louge flows in the commune, forming a border with the commune of Marignac-Lasclares. Sights The Château de Saint-Élix-le-Château is a 16th-century castle which is listed as a his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marignac-Lasclares
Marignac-Lasclares is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Garonne Departments of France, department in southwestern France. Geography The commune is bordered by four other communes: Gratens to the north, Le Fousseret to the west and southwest, Lafitte-Vigordane across the river Louge to the east, and finally by Saint-Élix-le-Château across the river Louge to the southeast. The river Louge flows in the commune, forms a border between Lafitte-Vigordane and Saint-Élix-le-Château. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Garonne department References Communes of Haute-Garonne {{HauteGaronne-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château De Saint-Élix-le-Château
Jean-Charles Ledesmé, baron de Saint-Elix by François Lucas The Château de Saint-Élix is a 16th-century castle in the ''commune'' of Saint-Élix-le-Château in the Haute-Garonne ''département'' of France. Built in the 1540s, it is privately owned and has been listed since 1927 as a ''monument historique'' by the French Ministry of Culture. Of note are the orangery, stables, walls and pigeon loft. See also *List of castles in France This is a list of castles in France, arranged by Region and Department. ;Notes: # The French word ''château'' has a wider meaning than the English ''castle'': it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vine ... References External links * Châteaux in Haute-Garonne Monuments historiques of Haute-Garonne {{France-castle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lafitte-Vigordane
Lafitte-Vigordane is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Geography The commune is bordered by six other communes: Peyssies to the north, Gratens across the river Louge to the northwest, Marignac-Lasclares across the river Louge to the west, Saint-Élix-le-Château to the southwest, Salles-sur-Garonne to the south, and finally by Carbonne to the east. The river Louge flows through the commune, forming a border between Gratens and Marignac-Lasclares. Population See also Communes of the Haute-Garonne department The following is a list of the 586 communes of the French department of Haute-Garonne. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Haute-Garonn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Fousseret
Le Fousseret is a commune and a large village in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Geography The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the left bank of the Louge, which flows northeast through the middle of the commune. The border between La Fousseret and Mondavezan is formed by the river Louge. The commune is bordered by nine other communes: Pouy-de-Touges to the north, Castelnau-Picampeau to the northwest, Gratens and Marignac-Lasclares to the northeast, Saint-Élix-le-Château to the east, Lavelanet-de-Comminges to the southeast, Cazères to the south, Mondavezan across the river Louge to the southwest, and finally by Montoussin to the west. Population The inhabitants of the commune are known as Fousseretois International relations Le Fousseret is twinned with: * La Pobla de Segur, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lavelanet-de-Comminges
Lavelanet-de-Comminges (, literally ''Lavelanet of Comminges''; oc, L'Avereit de Comenge) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Population The inhabitants of the commune are known as Lavelanéciens Geography The commune is bordered by four other communes: Le Fousseret to the northwest, Cazères to the southwest, Saint-Élix-le-Château to the northeast, and finally by Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne to the southeast. Twin towns Lavelanet-de-Comminges is twinned with: * Brazii, Romania * Narthang, China See also Communes of the Haute-Garonne department The following is a list of the 586 communes of the French department of Haute-Garonne. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne
Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne (, literally ''Saint-Julien on Garonne''; before September 2005: ''Saint-Julien''; oc, Sent Julian de Garona) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Geography The commune is bordered by six other communes: Saint-Élix-le-Château to the north, Salles-sur-Garonne across the river Garonne to the northeast, Lavelanet-de-Comminges to the west, Rieux-Volvestre to the east, Gensac-sur-Garonne across the river Garonne to the south, and finally by Cazères to the southwest. The river Garonne flows through the commune, making the suffix ''-sur-Garonne'', forming a border with Gensac-sur-Garonne and Salles-sur-Garonne. History The commune of Saint-Julien was renamed to Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne in 2005 by a decision. Population The inhabitants of the commune are called Saint-Julienois See also *Communes of the Haute-Garonne department The following is a list of the 586 communes of the French department of Haute-Garonne. The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salles-sur-Garonne
Salles-sur-Garonne (, literally ''Salles on Garonne''; oc, Salas de Garona) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Population Geography The commune is bordered by five other communes: Lafitte-Vigordane to the north, Carbonne to the northeast, Rieux-Volvestre across the river Garonne to the east, Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne to the south, and Saint-Élix-le-Château to the east. The river Garonne flows through the commune, making the suffix ''-sur-Garonne'', forming a border with Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne. International relations In 2010, Salles-sur-Garonne became a sister city of Lhatse, Tibet. See also *Communes of the Haute-Garonne department The following is a list of the 586 communes of the French department of Haute-Garonne. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Haute-Garonne Department
The following is a list of the 586 communes of the French department of Haute-Garonne. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020. * *CA * * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country's fourth-largest. In 2019, it had a population of 1,400,039.Populations légales 2019: 31 Haute-Garonne INSEE History Haute-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the on 4 March 1790. It was created from part of the former provinces of an ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 332 arrondissements, and these are divided into cantons. The last two levels of government have no autonomy; they are the basis of local organisation of police, fire departments and, sometimes, administration of elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council ( ing. lur.. From 1800 to April 2015, these were called general councils ( ing. lur.. Each council has a president. Their main areas of responsibility include the management of a number of social and welfare allowances, of junior high school () buildings and technical staff, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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