Toulouges

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Toulouges

(2020–2026) Nicolas Barthe^[1]Area

8.04 km² (3.10 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

7,334 • Density910/km² (2,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

66213 /66350

Elevation50–82 m (164–269 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Toulouges (French pronunciation: [tuluʒ] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Toluges, [tuˈluʒəs]) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.^[3]

Geography

Toulouges is located between Thuir and Perpignan, in the canton of Perpignan-6 and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.

The town covers an area of 8.04 km² (3.10 sq mi), with 669 inhabitants per km². Toulouges borders the following municipalities: Perpignan, Canohès, Thuir, El Soler, and Baho.^[4]

History

Toulouges probably grew upon a Roman villa. It was first mentioned in 904 at the same time mentioning the church called Tulogias. Other names that are presumably Toulouges are Tologis (in a 937 document), Tulujes (1027), Tuluges (1030), Toluges (1119).

Toulouges hosted an ecumenical council known as the Council of Elge-Toulouges in 1027. It aimed to promote peace among the feudal lords of France by declaring the Truce of God,^[5] attempting to limit the days of the week and times of year that the nobility could engage in violence.

During the 14th and 15th centuries Toulouges grew rapidly. A wall^[6] and hospital were in existence. In 1628, however, part of the population was killed by a plague. Today,^[when?] though, Toulouges is again growing rapidly.^[7]

Demography

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,117	—
1975	2,868	+4.43%
1982	3,637	+3.45%
1990	4,955	+3.94%
1999	5,396	+0.95%
2007	5,837	+0.99%
2012	6,398	+1.85%
2017	6,881	+1.47%
Source: INSEE^[8]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Toulouges notes
^ Cushing, Kathleen G. (Nov 29, 2005). Reform and the Papacy in the Eleventh Century: Spirituality and Social Change. Manchester University Press. p. 48. ISBN 9780719058349. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
^ For the famous Truce of God was signed here in 1027.
^ Toulouges History (in French)
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE