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Saint-Élix-le-Château

Commune in Occitania, France
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Saint-Élix-le-Château is located in France
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Saint-Élix-le-Château is located in Occitanie
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Coordinates: 43°16′50′′N 1°08′10′′E / 43.28056°N 1.13611°E / 43.28056; 1.13611
CountryFrance
Region Occitania
Department Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement Muret
Canton Cazères
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) François Déprez[1]
Area
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10.52 km2 (4.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
927
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31476 /31430
Elevation222–244 m (728–801 ft)
(avg. 225 m or 738 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Élix-le-Château (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿eliksləʃato] ; Occitan: Sent Helitz deu Castèth) 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

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962464—    
1968499+7.5%
1975508+1.8%
1982524+3.1%
1990559+6.7%
1999542−3.0%
2006658+21.4%
2008691+5.0%
2011747+8.1%
2014818+9.5%
2015854+4.4%
2016889+4.1%
2017883−0.7%
2018889+0.7%
2019919+3.4%

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Saint-Élixois.

Geography

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The commune is bordered by six other communes: Marignac-Lasclares across the Louge river to the northwest, Lafitte-Vigordane 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

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The Château de Saint-Élix-le-Château is a 16th-century castle which is listed as a historic site by the French Ministry of Culture in 1927, and in 1994, and it is privately owned.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Base Mérimée: Château, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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