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Longages (; oc, Longatges) is a large village and
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the
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 ...
department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
in southwestern
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, Pac ...
. It is best known for the
castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
which dominates the village.


Population


Geography

The commune is bordered by seven other communes:
Lavernose-Lacasse Lavernose-Lacasse (; oc, La Vernosa e La Caça) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises o ...
to the north, Noé to the east,
Capens Capens is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Geography The village lies on the left banks of the Garonne river, which flows northeast through the middle of the commune. The commune is bordered by five other commu ...
to the southeast,
Carbonne Carbonne (; oc, Carbona) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Geography The A64 autoroute passes near the village. Carbonne station on the Toulouse–Bayonne railway has rail connections to Toulouse, Pau and Ta ...
to the south, Peyssies to the southwest,
Bois-de-la-Pierre Bois-de-la-Pierre (; oc, Bòsc de la Pèira) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. According to the 2018 census the commune had a population of 437. Geography The commune is bordered by five other communes: Bér ...
to the west, and finally by Bérat to the northwest.


Sights

The
Château Sainte-Marie The Château Sainte-Marie is a castle dating from the second half of the 16th century, modified and altered during the 19th century, in the '' commune'' of Longages in the Haute-Garonne ''département'' of France. Privately owned, it has been li ...
is a privately-owned
castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
dating from the second half of the 16th century, modified and altered during the 19th century. It is listed as a historic site by the
French Ministry of Culture The Ministry of Culture (french: Ministère de la Culture) is the ministry of the Government of France in charge of national museums and the . Its goal is to maintain the French identity through the promotion and protection of the arts (visual, ...
in 1984.


Transport

Longages-Noé station Longages-Noé is a railway station near Longages and Noé, Occitanie, France. The station is on the Toulouse–Bayonne railway. The station is served by TER (local) services operated by the SNCF The Société nationale des chemins de fer fr ...
has rail connections to Toulouse, Pau and Tarbes.


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-Garonne {{HauteGaronne-geo-stub