Saint-Élix-Séglan is a small rural village and commune in the

Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne (; , ; ''Upper Garonne'') is a department in the southwestern French region of Occitanie. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country's fourth-largest. ...

department in southwestern

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. It is best known for the

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which dominates the village.

Geography

The commune is bordered by four other communes:

Peyrouzet Peyrouzet (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Garonne department The following is a list of the 586 communes in the French department of Haute-Garonne. ...

to the northwest, Aulon to the southwest,

Cazeneuve-Montaut Cazeneuve-Montaut (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Garonne department The following is a list of the 586 communes in the French department of Haute-Ga ...

to the southeast, and finally by

Aurignac Aurignac (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France, close to the Pyrénées. It was the seat of the former canton of Aurignac (population 4,160), which was composed of 19 communes. It is part of the ancient region ...

to the northeast.

Population

Sights

The Château de Saint-Élix-Séglan is a 14th-17th century

which is listed as a historic site by the

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in 1991.

References

Communes of Haute-Garonne {{SaintGaudens-geo-stub