Saint-Loup, Tarn-et-Garonne

Saint-Loup
Commune
The church tower in Saint-Loup
The church tower in Saint-Loup
Coat of arms of Saint-Loup
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Loup
Map
Saint-Loup is located in France
Saint-Loup
Saint-Loup
Saint-Loup is located in Occitanie
Saint-Loup
Saint-Loup
Coordinates: 44°05′12″N 0°51′28″E / 44.0867°N 0.8578°E / 44.0867; 0.8578
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentTarn-et-Garonne
ArrondissementCastelsarrasin
CantonGaronne-Lomagne-Brulhois
IntercommunalityDeux Rives
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Stéphane Rebel[1]
Area
1
14.21 km2 (5.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
539
 • Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
82165 /82340
Elevation51–163 m (167–535 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Loup (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lu]; Occitan: Sent Lop) French commune located in the west of the department of Tarn-et-Garonne, in region Occitanie. Historically and culturally, the commune is in Lomagne, a former district of the Ancient provinces of France called Gascogne having the title of a viscounty, nicknamed “ French Tuscany.

Exposed to an altered oceanic climate, it is drained by the Garonne, the Arrats and various other small rivers. The commune has a remarkable natural heritage: a Natura 2000 site (“Garonne, Ariège, Hers, Salat, Pique et Neste”), a protected area (the “course of the Garonne, of the Aveyron, Viaur and Tarn) and four Natural zone of ecological, fauna and flora interest|natural zones of ecological, fauna and flora interest.

History

Made up of three ancient parishes (Saint-Martin de Christinag, Saint-Jean de Castel and Saint-Loup forming a priory), the parish of Saint-Loup depended on the jurisdiction of Auvillar.

Note also the ephemeral parish of Saint-Michel-de-Lastours and its bastide built near an artificial mound on the Agre plateau.

It was united during the Revolution with half of the parish of Saint-Martial en Condomois to form the commune of Bouque-de-Rax, the Arrats river flowing into the Garonne in the commune.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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