Marsoulas | |
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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 (0.9 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 136 |
• Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 31321 /31260 |
Elevation | 292–422 m (958–1,385 ft) (avg. 384 m or 1,260 ft) |
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. | ±% |
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1962 | 79 | — |
1968 | 114 | +44.3% |
1975 | 94 | −17.5% |
1982 | 100 | +6.4% |
1990 | 112 | +12.0% |
1999 | 137 | +22.3% |
2008 | 141 | +2.9% |
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 légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "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.