Saint-Martory
Saint-Martory | |
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Coordinates: 43°08′37″N 0°55′48″E / 43.1436°N 0.93°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Haute-Garonne |
Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens |
Canton | Bagnères-de-Luchon |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Raoul Raspeau[1] |
Area 1 | 8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 1,052 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 31503 /31360 |
Elevation | 269–485 m (883–1,591 ft) (avg. 287 m or 942 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Martory is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is part of the ancient region known as the Comminges. Saint-Martory station has rail connections to Toulouse, Pau and Tarbes.
History
The discovery of late paleolithic tools and cave paintings at the Cave of Tourasse and Cave of Montconfort on the edge of the town indicates that the area was inhabited approximately 12,000 - 17,000 years ago.
The town was originally called Calagurris and probably started as a way-station on the roman road from
The name of the city is said to come from a holy monk named Martyri living in Asia Minor. His relics were placed in the church of Saint Martory.[4] and in 972, the town was renamed Santo Martorio after him.[5]
In the Middle Ages, under the rule of the lords of Montpezat, the town was fortified, with a castle overlooking the town built in the 12th century. Each of the main roads out of the town was guarded with a gate, two of which still exist. To the north east of the town, there was another gate with an iron portcullis, set below directly below the castle. [6]
In 1525 the Montpezat family abandoned their medieval fortress above the town and built a renaissance chateau on the river banks in order to control the trade on the
IN 1866 Napoleon III ordered the construction of the Saint Martory canal, starting in the town and ending in Toulouse, to provide agricultural irrigation on the west side of the wide Garonne valley.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,066 | — |
1968 | 1,101 | +3.3% |
1975 | 1,133 | +2.9% |
1982 | 1,166 | +2.9% |
1990 | 940 | −19.4% |
1999 | 873 | −7.1% |
2008 | 854 | −2.2% |
2018 | 1,000 | +17.1% |
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ New Advent, Fathers of the Church, Against Vigilantius (Jerome) https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3010.htm
- ^ "Saint Martory". nominis.cef.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 December 2019..
- ^ Saint Martory - Histoire et Patrimony https://www.calameo.com/read/0000373578641dc29b6aa
- ^ Imago Mundi Saint Martory https://www.cosmovisions.com/monuSaintMartory.htm