Castelginest
Commune in Occitania, France
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Castelginest (French pronunciation: [kastɛlʒinɛst]; Languedocien: Castèlginèst) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
Castelginest | |
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The Mauvezin park in Castelginest | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Castelginest | |
  Castelginest  Castelginest | |
| Coordinates: 43°41′41″N 1°26′01″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Toulouse |
| Canton | Castelginest |
| Intercommunality | Toulouse Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Grégoire Carneiro[1] |
Area 1 | 8.11 km2 (3.13 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 11,271 |
| • Density | 1,390/km2 (3,600/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. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,412 | — |
| 1975 | 3,846 | +15.39% |
| 1982 | 5,349 | +4.83% |
| 1990 | 6,757 | +2.96% |
| 1999 | 7,735 | +1.51% |
| 2007 | 8,493 | +1.18% |
| 2012 | 9,369 | +1.98% |
| 2017 | 10,467 | +2.24% |
| 2023 | 11,271 | +1.24% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
International relations
Castelginest is twinned with Ponte di Piave, Italy.
Sights
Town hall
Dovecote
Municipal cultural center
Market hall
Church Saint-Étienne
Church interior
