Toulouges

Toulouges (French: [tuluʒ]; Catalan: Toluges [tuˈluʒəs]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Toulouges
Commune
The town hall in Toulouges
Coat of arms
Location of Toulouges
Toulouges
Toulouges
Coordinates: 42°40′18″N 2°49′58″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentPyrénées-Orientales
ArrondissementPerpignan
CantonPerpignan-6
IntercommunalityPerpignan Méditerranée Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Nicolas Barthe[1]
Area
1
8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
6,881
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
66213 /66350
Elevation50–82 m (164–269 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Toulouges is located between Thuir and Perpignan, in the canton of Perpignan-6 and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

The town covers an area of 8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi), with 669 inhabitants per km2. Toulouges borders the following municipalities: Perpignan, Canohès, Thuir, El Soler, and Baho.[3]

Map of Toulouges and its surrounding communes

History

Toulouges probably grew upon a Roman villa. It was first mentioned in 904 at the same time mentioning the church called Tulogias. Other names that are presumably Toulouges are Tologis (in a 937 document), Tulujes (1027), Tuluges (1030), Toluges (1119).

Toulouges hosted an ecumenical council known as the Council of Elge-Toulouges in 1027. It aimed to promote peace among the feudal lords of France by declaring the Truce of God,[4] attempting to limit the days of the week and times of year that the nobility could engage in violence.

During the 14th and 15th centuries Toulouges grew rapidly. A wall[5] and hospital were in existence. In 1628, however, part of the population was killed by a plague. Today, though, Toulouges is again growing rapidly.[6]

Demography
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,117—    
1975 2,868+4.43%
1982 3,637+3.45%
1990 4,955+3.94%
1999 5,396+0.95%
2007 5,837+0.99%
2012 6,398+1.85%
2017 6,881+1.47%
Source: INSEE[7]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. Toulouges notes
  4. Cushing, Kathleen G. (Nov 29, 2005). Reform and the Papacy in the Eleventh Century: Spirituality and Social Change. Manchester University Press. p. 48. ISBN 9780719058349. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  5. For the famous Truce of God was signed here in 1027.
  6. Toulouges History (in French)
  7. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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