Pompertuzat

Pompertuzat is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Pompertuzat
Commune
The church in Pompertuzat
Coat of arms
Location of Pompertuzat
Pompertuzat
Pompertuzat
Coordinates: 43°29′30″N 1°31′04″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentHaute-Garonne
ArrondissementToulouse
CantonEscalquens
IntercommunalitySicoval
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Christine Galvani
Area
1
5.44 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,312
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31429 /31450
Elevation147–272 m (482–892 ft)
(avg. 155 m or 509 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962275—    
1968342+24.4%
1975587+71.6%
1982699+19.1%
1990821+17.5%
19991,208+47.1%
20081,921+59.0%

Its residents are called Pompertuziens.

Geography

Municipality of the urban area of Toulouse in its urban center located in Lauragais on the Canal du Midi, at 15 km in the south of Toulouse.

Administration
MayorTerm BeganTerm Ended
Christine Galvani2014
Christine Galvani20082014
Jacques Verdanne20012008
Jacques Verdanne19952001
Fernand Pauly19711995
François Maurel19641971
Albert Barès19531964
François Maurel19471953
Antoine Milhès19341946
Pierre Milhès19191933
Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy19001919
Antoine Milhès18881900
Bernard Maurel18871888
Albert de Cavailhès18851887
Jules Castagné18841885
Antoine Courrège18781884
Mathieu Clavié18741878
Antoine Courrège18681874
Bernard Maurel18671868
Louis Castagné18551867
Jean Bac18371855
Louis Cazac18321837
Joseph Henry18321832
Emmanuel Guyon18281832
Antoine Jouve18151828
François Feillou18151815
Jean-François Villagre18071815
Jean Sarda18041807
Germain Laujoulet17961814
Felix Verdun18921896

Sights
Bridge of Deyme
  • Church of the 16th century
  • Dovecote of the 18th century
  • Bridge of the 17th century on the Canal du Midi (called "bridge of Deyme", "Pont de Deyme" in French). This bridge, built of red brick in the development of the Canal du Midi, April 12, 1814 destroyed by the troops of Marshal Soult at retirement before they make the Anglo-Spanish in Wellington, after the indecisive battle of Toulouse the day before. The bridge was then rebuilt in 1821. This bridge with barrel vault typical of the late seventeenth century is included in the inventory of historical monuments.

Personalities
  • Jane Dieulafoy (née Magre), born June 29, 1851 and died May 25, 1916, in particular, brought with her husband Marcel Dieulafoy several Persian friezes that are exhibited at the Louvre (frieze of Lions and frieze of archers in particular), and produces a literary consistent, inspired by the many trips she made with her husband
  • Marcel-Auguste Dieulafoy himself, an archaeologist, husband of the former, who was also mayor of the village.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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