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Commune in Occitania, France
Saint-Loup
Commune
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Location of Saint-Loup
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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
Area14.21 km (5.49 sq mi)
Population539
 • Density38/km (98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code82165 /82340
Elevation51–163 m (167–535 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (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.
Communes of the Tarn-et-Garonne department


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