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Toulouges

Toulouges
Commune
The town hall in Toulouges
The town hall in Toulouges
Coat of arms of Toulouges
Coat of arms
Location of Toulouges
Map
Toulouges is located in France
Toulouges
Toulouges
Toulouges is located in Occitanie
Toulouges
Toulouges
Coordinates: 42°40′18″N 2°49′58″E / 42.6717°N 2.8328°E / 42.6717; 2.8328
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
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
 (2021)[2]
7,334
 • Density910/km2 (2,400/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.

Toulouges (French pronunciation: [tuluʒ] ⓘ; Catalan: Toluges, [tuˈluʒəs]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[3]

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.[4]

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,[5] 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[6] and hospital were in existence. In 1628, however, part of the population was killed by a plague. Today,[when?] though, Toulouges is again growing rapidly.[7]

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[8]

See also

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. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Toulouges notes
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ For the famous Truce of God was signed here in 1027.
  7. ^ Toulouges History (in French)
  8. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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