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 ...
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 ...
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 ...