Toulouges
Commune in Occitania, France
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Toulouges (French pronunciation: [tuluʒ] ⓘ; Catalan: Toluges, [tuˈluʒəs]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.[3]
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The town hall in Toulouges | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Toulouges | |
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| Coordinates: 42°40′18″N 2°49′58″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Perpignan |
| Canton | Perpignan-6 |
| Intercommunality | Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicolas Barthe[1] |
Area 1 | 8.04 km2 (3.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 7,450 |
| • Density | 927/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 66213 /66350 |
| Elevation | 50–82 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. | |
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]
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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] | ||
