Saiguède

Commune in Occitania, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saiguède

(2020–2026) Catherine Cambefort^[1]Area

11.86 km² (4.58 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

803 • Density68/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

31466 /31470

Elevation208–312 m (682–1,024 ft)
(avg. 225 m or 738 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saiguède (French pronunciation: [sɛɡɛd]; Occitan: Següeda) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France, near the small town of Saint-Lys, and approximately 30 km west of Toulouse.

Geography

The commune is bordered by five other communes: Bonrepos-sur-Aussonnelle to the north, Fontenilles to the northeast, Saint-Lys to the east, Sainte-Foy-de-Peyrolières to the south, and finally by Saint-Thomas to the west.

Features

Saiguède has a central public area, featuring a small school, teaching ages up to 11 years,^[3] a pétanque square, and a small sports court. There is also a pavilion (kiosque).

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	178	—
1968	193	+8.4%
1975	204	+5.7%
1982	361	+77.0%
1990	445	+23.3%
1999	524	+17.8%
2006	768	+46.6%
2008	689	−10.3%
2011	768	+11.5%
2015	788	+2.6%
2016	784	−0.5%
2018	803	+2.4%

The inhabitants of Saiguède are known as Saiguediens.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "Mairie de Saiguède".