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Plaisance-du-Touch

Coordinates: 43°34′00″N 1°17′50″E / 43.5667°N 1.2972°E / 43.5667; 1.2972
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Plaisance-du-Touch
The church in Plaisance
The church in Plaisance
Coat of arms of Plaisance-du-Touch
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Plaisance-du-Touch is located in France
Plaisance-du-Touch
Plaisance-du-Touch
Plaisance-du-Touch is located in Occitanie
Plaisance-du-Touch
Plaisance-du-Touch
Coordinates: 43°34′00″N 1°17′50″E / 43.5667°N 1.2972°E / 43.5667; 1.2972
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHaute-Garonne
ArrondissementToulouse
CantonPlaisance-du-Touch
IntercommunalityCC de la Save au Touch
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Philippe Guyot[1]
Area
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26.53 km2 (10.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
19,944
 • Density750/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31424 /31830
Elevation157–200 m (515–656 ft)
(avg. 181 m or 594 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Plaisance-du-Touch (French pronunciation: [plɛzɑ̃s dy tuʃ], literally Plaisance of the Touch; Occitan: Plasença de Toish, Gascon: Plasença deu Toish) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department, southwestern France. It has a fine church with a notable organ by the Toulouse builder Puget.

Population

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The inhabitants of the commune are known as Plaisançois and Plaisançoises.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 2,622—    
1975 4,560+8.23%
1982 5,753+3.38%
1990 10,075+7.26%
1999 14,164+3.86%
2007 15,443+1.09%
2012 16,616+1.47%
2017 18,715+2.41%
Source: INSEE[3]

Geography

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The Touch in Plaisance-du-Touch

The commune is traversed by the river Touch.

International relations

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Plaisance-du-Touch is twinned with:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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