Pibrac

Commune in Occitania, France

(2020–2026) Camille Pouponneau^[1]Area25.86 km² (9.98 sq mi)Population8,678 • Density340/km² (870/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation145–237 m (476–778 ft)
(avg. 157 m or 515 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pibrac (French pronunciation: [pibʁak]) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France, located 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Toulouse.

It has recently grown thanks to the development of the aeroplane industry in the nearby town of Blagnac.

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Pibracaises and Pibracais in French.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 567 —     1800 613 +1.12% 1806 715 +2.60% 1821 668 −0.45% 1831 747 +1.12% 1836 790 +1.13% 1841 757 −0.85% 1846 893 +3.36% 1851 834 −1.36% 1856 880 +1.08% 1861 914 +0.76% 1866 974 +1.28% 1872 931 −0.75% 1876 914 −0.46% 1881 926 +0.26% 1886 998 +1.51% 1891 998 +0.00% 1896 947 −1.04% 1901 886 −1.32%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 769 −2.79% 1911 750 −0.50% 1921 726 −0.32% 1926 784 +1.55% 1931 688 −2.58% 1936 771 +2.30% 1946 829 +0.73% 1954 959 +1.84% 1962 1,036 +0.97% 1968 1,518 +6.57% 1975 2,291 +6.06% 1982 4,245 +9.21% 1990 5,879 +4.15% 1999 7,440 +2.65% 2007 7,755 +0.52% 2012 8,272 +1.30% 2017 8,459 +0.45% 2018 8,517 +0.69%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Sport

Pibrac has a patinodrome, a track for inline speed skating, as well as many other sporting facilities.

Personalities

It was the birthplace of Saint Germaine Cousin.

Monuments

The Château de Pibrac is a converted 16th century castle which is listed as a historic site by the French Ministry of Culture.^[5]

Gallery

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  Town hall
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  War memorial
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  Church Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
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  Church Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
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  Basilica of St. Germaine
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  The reliquary of Sainte-Germaine
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See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

References