Labastide-Paumès

Labastide-Paumès
Labastide-Paumès

Coordinates: 43°20′15″N 0°56′19″E / 43.3375°N 0.9386°E / 43.3375; 0.9386Coordinates: 43°20′15″N 0°56′19″E / 43.3375°N 0.9386°E / 43.3375; 0.9386
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement Saint-Gaudens
Canton Isle-en-Dodon
Intercommunality Portes du Comminges
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Gaby Charlas
Area1 8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 132
  Density 16/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 31251 / 31230
Elevation 247–345 m (810–1,132 ft)
(avg. 262 m or 860 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Labastide-Paumès is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962124    
1968145+16.9%
1975135−6.9%
1982143+5.9%
1990127−11.2%
1999127+0.0%
2008132+3.9%

Sights

The Château de Labastide-Paumès dates back in parts to the 9th century. The main building is circa 1164 castle which includes a large tower with a spiral staircase, built approximately one hundred years later. Privately owned, it has been listed since 1927 as a historic site by the French Ministry of Culture.[1]

See also

References

  1. www.culture.gouv.fr, accessed 16 March 2008
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