Marsoulas is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.

Marsoulas
Location of Marsoulas
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Marsoulas is located in France
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Marsoulas
Marsoulas is located in Occitanie
Marsoulas
Marsoulas
Coordinates: 43°06′23″N 0°59′58″E / 43.1064°N 0.9994°E / 43.1064; 0.9994
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHaute-Garonne
ArrondissementSaint-Gaudens
CantonBagnères-de-Luchon
IntercommunalityCagire Garonne Salat
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alexandre Ader[1]
Area
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2.4 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
136
 • Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31321 /31260
Elevation292–422 m (958–1,385 ft)
(avg. 384 m or 1,260 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is notable for the Marsoulas Cave in which palæolithic artifacts and paintings were discovered.[3]

History

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Early in the morning of 10 June 1944, Nazi Germany invaded Marsoulas, and killed 27 people, 11 being children.[4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
196279—    
1968114+44.3%
197594−17.5%
1982100+6.4%
1990112+12.0%
1999137+22.3%
2008141+2.9%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Recent Excavation in the Marsoulas Cave". Nature. 129 (3251): 273–274. 20 February 1932. doi:10.1038/129273d0.
  4. ^ Hanks, Jane (23 September 2021). "The painful SS massacre memories of this tiny French village". www.connexionfrance.com. Retrieved 18 April 2024.