Castelginest
Castelginest (Languedocien: Castèlginèst) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
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 The Mauvezin park in Castelginest | |
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Location of Castelginest 
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| Coordinates: 43°41′41″N 1°26′01″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse |
| Canton | Castelginest |
| Intercommunality | Toulouse Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Grégoire Carneiro |
| Area 1 | 8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 10,467 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31116 /31780 |
| Elevation | 122–193 m (400–633 ft) (avg. 115 m or 377 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1936 | 542 | — |
| 1954 | 669 | +23.4% |
| 1962 | 782 | +16.9% |
| 1968 | 1,412 | +80.6% |
| 1975 | 3,846 | +172.4% |
| 1982 | 5,349 | +39.1% |
| 1990 | 6,757 | +26.3% |
| 1999 | 7,735 | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 8,588 | +11.0% |
International relations
Castelginest is twinned with Ponte di Piave, Italy.
Sights
Town hall
Dovecote
Municipal cultural center
Market hall
Church Saint-Étienne
Church interior
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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