Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave
Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave | ||
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The Château of Richard Cœur de Lion, in Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave | ||
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Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave | ||
Location within Midi-Pyrénées region Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave | ||
Coordinates: 44°03′52″N 1°01′25″E / 44.0644°N 1.0236°ECoordinates: 44°03′52″N 1°01′25″E / 44.0644°N 1.0236°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Midi-Pyrénées | |
Department | Tarn-et-Garonne | |
Arrondissement | Castelsarrasin | |
Canton | Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave | |
Intercommunality | Sère - Garonne - Gimone | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Joël Capayrou | |
Area1 | 29.34 km2 (11.33 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 2,166 | |
• Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 82169 / 82210 | |
Elevation |
59–88 m (194–289 ft) (avg. 76 m or 249 ft) | |
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. |
Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France. Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, the founder of the American city of Detroit was born here in 1658.
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