Latoue

Latoue
Commune

Chateau
Latoue

Coordinates: 43°10′12″N 0°47′11″E / 43.17°N 0.7864°E / 43.17; 0.7864Coordinates: 43°10′12″N 0°47′11″E / 43.17°N 0.7864°E / 43.17; 0.7864
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement Saint-Gaudens
Canton Cazères
Intercommunality Canton d'Aurignac
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jacques Feraut
Area1 17.62 km2 (6.80 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 308
 • Density 17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 31278 /31800
Elevation 333–488 m (1,093–1,601 ft)
(avg. 350 m or 1,150 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.

Latoue is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962312—    
1968379+21.5%
1975327−13.7%
1982323−1.2%
1990294−9.0%
1999284−3.4%
2008308+8.5%

Sights

The Château de Latoue is a castle first built in the 12th century, with major additions and alterations in 13th, 16th and 18th centuries. Privately owned, it has been listed since 1979 as a historic site by the French Ministry of Culture.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ www.culture.gouv.fr, accessed 16 March 2008


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