Toulouges is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Pyrénées-Orientales

Pyrénées-Orientales

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 department in southern France

France

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History

Toulouges was 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).

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

Geography

Toulouges covers an area of 8.04 km² (3.1 sq mi), with 669 inhabitants per km². It is on a plain called Roussillon, between Thuir and Perpignan. Toulouges borders the following municipalities: Perpignan

Perpignan

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, Canohès

Canohès

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, Thuir

Thuir

Thuir is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.It lies not far from Perpignan. It is located in a plain between the natural zones of Els Aspres and El Riberal.-References:* -External links:*...

, El Soler, and Baho

Baho

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Demographics

Population in:

• 1962= 1524
• 1968= 2117
• 1975= 2868
• 1982= 3637
• 1990= 4955
• 1999= 5396
• 2006= 5825