Toulouges
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Location within Languedoc-Roussillon region  Toulouges | |
| Coordinates: 42°40′18″N 2°49′58″E / 42.6717°N 2.8328°ECoordinates: 42°40′18″N 2°49′58″E / 42.6717°N 2.8328°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| Canton | Toulouges |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Louis Caseilles |
| Area | |
| • Land1 | 8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Population2 | 5,825 |
| • Population2 Density | 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66213 / 66350 |
| Elevation | 50–82 m (164–269 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Toulouges (Catalan: Toluges) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
History
Toulouges was probably grew upon a Roman villa. It was first mentioned in 904 at the same time mentioning the church called Tulogias. Other names that are presumably Toulouges are Tologis (in a 937 document), Tulujes (1027), Tuluges (1030), Toluges (1119).
During the 14th and 15th centuries Toulouges grew rapidly. A wall[1] and hospital were in existence. In 1628, however, part of the population was killed by a plague. Today, though, Toulouges is again growing rapidly.[2]
Geography
Toulouges covers an area of 8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi), with 669 inhabitants per km². It is on a plain called Roussillon, between Thuir and Perpignan. Toulouges borders the following municipalities: Perpignan, Canohès, Thuir, El Soler, and Baho.[3]
Demographics
Population in:
- 1962= 1524
- 1968= 2117
- 1975= 2868
- 1982= 3637
- 1990= 4955
- 1999= 5396
- 2006= 5825
See also
References
- ↑ Ironically, for the famous Truce of God was signed here in 1027.
- ↑ Toulouges History (in French)
- ↑ Toulouges notes
