Marsoulas
Marsoulas | |
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 Location of Marsoulas | |
  Marsoulas Location within France  Marsoulas Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°06′23″N 0°59′58″E / 43.1064°N 0.9994°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens |
| Canton | Bagnères-de-Luchon |
| Intercommunality | Cagire Garonne Salat |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alexandre Ader[1] |
Area 1 | 2.4 km2 (0.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 384 m (1,260 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 422 m (1,385 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 292 m (958 ft) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 143 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31321 /31260 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Marsoulas is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
It is notable for the Marsoulas Cave in which palæolithic artifacts and paintings were discovered.[3]
History
[edit]Early in the morning of 10 June 1944, Nazi Germany invaded Marsoulas, and killed 27 people, 11 being children.[4]
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 114 | — |
| 1975 | 94 | −2.72% |
| 1982 | 100 | +0.89% |
| 1990 | 112 | +1.43% |
| 1999 | 137 | +2.26% |
| 2007 | 137 | +0.00% |
| 2012 | 123 | −2.13% |
| 2017 | 123 | +0.00% |
| 2023 | 143 | +2.54% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Recent Excavation in the Marsoulas Cave". Nature. 129 (3251): 273–274. 20 February 1932. doi:10.1038/129273d0.
- ↑ Hanks, Jane (23 September 2021). "The painful SS massacre memories of this tiny French village". www.connexionfrance.com. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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