Longages | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Muret |
Canton: | Auterive |
Insee: | 31303 |
Postal Code: | 31410 |
Mayor: | Jean-Michel Dallard[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 43.3558°N 1.2408°W |
Elevation M: | 194 |
Elevation Min M: | 190 |
Elevation Max M: | 220 |
Area Km2: | 21.42 |
Longages (in French pronounced as /lɔ̃ɡaʒ/; Occitan (post 1500);: Longatges) is a large village and commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is best known for the castle which dominates the village.
The commune is bordered by seven other communes: Lavernose-Lacasse to the north, Noé to the east, Capens to the southeast, Carbonne to the south, Peyssies to the southwest, Bois-de-la-Pierre to the west, and finally by Bérat to the northwest.
The Château Sainte-Marie is a privately-owned castle dating from the second half of the 16th century, modified and altered during the 19th century. It is listed as a historic site by the French Ministry of Culture in 1984.
Longages-Noé station has rail connections to Toulouse, Pau and Tarbes.