Antichan-de-Frontignes (French pronunciation: ​[ɑ̃tiʃɑ̃ də fʁɔ̃tiɲ]; Occitan: Antishan de Frontinhas) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region of south-western France.

Antichan-de-Frontignes
Commune
A general view of Antichan-de-Frontignes
Location of Antichan-de-Frontignes
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Coordinates: 42°58′27″N 0°39′58″E
Country	France
Region	Occitania
Department	Haute-Garonne
Arrondissement	Saint-Gaudens
Canton	Bagnères-de-Luchon
Intercommunality	Pyrénées Haut Garonnaises
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Jean-Pierre Dumail
Area 1	4.27 km2 (1.65 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	186
• Density	44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	31009 /31510
Elevation	533–1,655 m (1,749–5,430 ft) (avg. 600 m or 2,000 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Antichanais or Antichanaises.[2]

Geography

Antichan-de-Frontignes is located at the foot of the Pyrenees in the Comminges region some 40 km east by south-east of Bagnères-de-Bigorre and 19 km south by south-west of Saint-Gaudens. Access to the commune is by the D618 road which branches from the D331 east of Ore and goes to the village then continues north-east by a roundabout route to Juzet-d'Izaut. There is also a local road going from the D618 north of the village to Saint-Pé-d'Ardet. Most of the commune is heavily forested however there is some farmland near the village.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

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List of Successive Mayors[4]

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 157 inhabitants.

Sites and monuments

• The village is the point of departure for a hiking trail which crosses the Col des Ares 4.5 km from the village then continues to the summits of the Pic du Gar and the Saillant Peak.
• The Church of Notre-Dame of the Assumption

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Garonne department

References

External links

• Antichan-de-Frontignes on the old IGN website (in French)
• Antichan-de-Frontignes on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
• Antichan-de-Frontignes on the 1750 Cassini Map

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