Saint-Gaudens, Haute-Garonne
Saint-Gaudens (Gascon: Sent Gaudenç) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is the capital of the arrondissement of Saint-Gaudens and of the canton of Saint-Gaudens.
Saint-Gaudens | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 Church of Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Gaudens | |
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Location of Saint-Gaudens | |
  Saint-Gaudens  Saint-Gaudens | |
| Coordinates: 43°06′32″N 0°43′27″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Haute-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Gaudens |
| Canton | Saint-Gaudens |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Gaudinois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-Yves Duclos[1] |
| Area 1 | 27.4 km2 (10.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | 11,255 |
| • Density | 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Saint-Gaudinois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 31483 /31800 |
| Elevation | 338–558 m (1,109–1,831 ft) (avg. 372 m or 1,220 ft) |
| Website | www.stgo.fr |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
In antiquity, the present place of the city was near a Roman road between Toulouse and Dax, where there was a rural area called Mansus; Mansus was named later as Mas Saint-Pierre after the Christianization of the region.
In 475, a young Christian boy, Gaudens, was killed by the Visigoths and he was buried in this place. The town took its current name in the ninth century, because may people came here to worship the martyr; the relics of Gaudens were deposited in the church of Mas-Saint-Pierre.
As an important regional market place, Saint-Gaudens became the economic capital of the Comminges (a natural region and an old French region on the hills at the base of the Pyrenees).[2]
Geography
The city of Saint-Gaudens is in the Comminges, at the foot of the Pyrenees. It is about 90 km (56 mi) to the southwest of Toulouse and at about 70 km (43 mi) from Tarbes (Hautes-Pyrénées).
It is found on the left side of the Garonne river.
The commune has an area of 27.4 km2 (10.6 sq mi),[3] and its average altitude is 372 m (1,220 ft); at the city hall, the altitude is 401 m (1,316 ft).[4]
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Climate
The climate of Saint-Gaudens, in the Köppen climate classification, is Cfb - Oceanic climate with template summers.
| Climate data for Saint-Gaudens | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
11.1 (52.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
9.6 (49.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.2 (41.4) |
5.6 (42.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
15.2 (59.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
9.1 (48.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) |
0.1 (32.2) |
3.1 (37.6) |
6.3 (43.3) |
10.0 (50.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
0.5 (32.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70.7 (2.78) |
45.3 (1.78) |
68.9 (2.71) |
106.7 (4.20) |
94.8 (3.73) |
47.0 (1.85) |
33.8 (1.33) |
52.8 (2.08) |
61.8 (2.43) |
51.6 (2.03) |
69.6 (2.74) |
71.2 (2.80) |
764.6 (30.10) |
| Source: Meteo-climat June 2014 | |||||||||||||
Population
The inhabitants of Saint-Gaudens are known, in French, as Saint-Gaudinois (women: Saint-Gaudinoises).[5]
Saint-Gaudens has a population, in 2014, of 11,255,[6] for a population density of 410.8 inhabitants/km2.
Evolution of the population in Saint-Gaudens
Administration
Saint-Gaudens is a subprefecture of the Haute-Garonne department, the capital of the arrondissement of Saint-Gaudens and the administrative centre (French: chef-lieu) of the canton of Saint-Gaudens.
It is part of the intercommunality Cœur et Coteaux de Comminges (French: Communauté de communes Cœur et Coteaux de Comminges).
Sites of interest
Some important buildings are:
References
- "Le Conseil Municipal" (in French). Mairie de Saint-Gaudens. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- "Histoire et patrimoine". Saint-Gaudens - Office de Tourisme. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- "Commune de Saint-Gaudens (31483)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- "Saint-Gaudens". Map-France.com. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- "Habitants du départment: Haute-Garonne (31)" (in French). habitants.fr. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
Other websites
- City Council website (in French)
- Office de Tourisme - Saint-Gaudens (in French)
- Société des études du Comminges (in French)