Plaisance-du-Touch

Commune in Occitania, France

(2020–2026) Philippe Guyot^[1]Area26.53 km² (10.24 sq mi)Population19,944 • Density750/km² (1,900/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation157–200 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

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% 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

The commune is traversed by the river Touch.

International relations

Plaisance-du-Touch is twinned with:

• Lingfield, United Kingdom
• Carnate, Italy
• Utebo, Spain

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

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