Marsoulas

Marsoulas
Commune
Location of Marsoulas
Marsoulas is located in France
Marsoulas
Marsoulas
Location within France
Marsoulas is located in Occitanie
Marsoulas
Marsoulas
Location within Occitanie
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
Area
1
2.4 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Elevation
384 m (1,260 ft)
Highest elevation
422 m (1,385 ft)
Lowest elevation
292 m (958 ft)
Population
 (2023)
143
 • Density60/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31321 /31260
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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

History

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 114—    
1975 94−2.72%
1982 100+0.89%
1990 112+1.43%
1999 137+2.26%
2007 137+0.00%
2012 123−2.13%
2017 123+0.00%
2023 143+2.54%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  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.
  5. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE