Saint-Élix-le-Château explained

Saint-Élix-le-Château
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Saint-Élix-le-Château (Haute-Garonne).svg
Arrondissement:Muret
Canton:Cazères
Insee:31476
Postal Code:31430
Mayor:François Déprez[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:43.2806°N 1.1361°W
Elevation M:225
Elevation Min M:222
Elevation Max M:244
Area Km2:10.52

Saint-Élix-le-Château (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃t‿eliks lə ʃato/; Occitan (post 1500);: Sent Helitz deu Castèth) is a village and commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. It is best known for the castle which dominates the village.

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Saint-Élixois.

Geography

The commune is bordered by six other communes: Marignac-Lasclares across the Louge river to the northwest, Lafitte-Vigordane to the northeast, Le Fousseret to the west, Lavelanet-de-Comminges to the southwest, Saint-Julien-sur-Garonne to the south, and finally by Salles-sur-Garonne to the east.

The river Louge flows in the commune, forming a border with the commune of Marignac-Lasclares.

Sights

The Château de Saint-Élix-le-Château is a 16th-century castle which is listed as a historic site by the French Ministry of Culture in 1927, and in 1994, and it is privately owned.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.