Pinsaguel

Pinsaguel
Commune
The chateau Bertier in Pinsaguel
Coat of arms
Location of Pinsaguel
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Coordinates: 43°30′33″N 1°23′25″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Muret
Canton	Portet-sur-Garonne
Intercommunality	Le Muretain Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Louis Coll[1]
Area ^1	5.2 km^2 (2.0 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	2,798
• Density	540/km^2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	31420 /31120
Elevation	144–160 m (472–525 ft) (avg. 151 m or 495 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pinsaguel (French pronunciation: [pɛ̃saɡɛl]; Occitan: Pinsaguèl) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Geography

The commune was traversed by the rivers of the Garonne and the Ariège.

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Pinsaguelois and Pinsagueloises in French.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,638	—
1975	1,827	+1.57%
1982	1,970	+1.08%
1990	2,603	+3.54%
1999	2,466	−0.60%
2007	2,581	+0.57%
2012	2,682	+0.77%
2017	2,771	+0.66%
2019	2,840	+1.24%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

The Château de Pinsaguel is a castle whose origins date back to the 13th century, with major building work also from the 14th and 18th centuries. It is listed as a historic site by the French Ministry of Culture.[4]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department
• Louis Castex

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
4. Base Mérimée: Château et ferme, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)