Saiguède
Commune in Occitania, France
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Saiguède (French pronunciation: [sɛɡɛd]; Occitan: Següeda) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France, near the small town of Saint-Lys, and approximately 30 km west of Toulouse.
Saiguède | |
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The bandstand in Saiguède | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Saiguède | |
  Saiguède Location within France  Saiguède Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 43°31′48″N 1°08′41″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Muret |
| Canton | Plaisance-du-Touch |
| Intercommunality | Le Muretain Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Catherine Cambefort[1] |
Area 1 | 11.86 km2 (4.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 794 |
| • Density | 66.9/km2 (173/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31466 /31470 |
| Elevation | 208–312 m (682–1,024 ft) (avg. 225 m or 738 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The commune is bordered by five other communes: Bonrepos-sur-Aussonnelle to the north, Fontenilles to the northeast, Saint-Lys to the east, Sainte-Foy-de-Peyrolières to the south, and finally by Saint-Thomas to the west.
Features
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 193 | — |
| 1975 | 204 | +0.79% |
| 1982 | 361 | +8.50% |
| 1990 | 445 | +2.65% |
| 1999 | 524 | +1.83% |
| 2007 | 687 | +3.44% |
| 2012 | 785 | +2.70% |
| 2017 | 790 | +0.13% |
| 2023 | 794 | +0.08% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
The inhabitants of Saiguède are known as Saiguediens in French.
