Nègrepelisse (French pronunciation: [nɛɡʁəpəlis]; Occitan: Negrapelissa) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France. It lies on the river Aveyron. The village was the setting for the Nègrepelisse massacre, which took place in 1622.[3]
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Nègrepelisse | |
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Commune | |
The town hall of Nègrepelisse | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Nègrepelisse ![]() | |
Nègrepelisse Nègrepelisse | |
| Coordinates: 44°04′34″N 1°31′19″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn-et-Garonne |
| Arrondissement | Montauban |
| Canton | Aveyron-Lère |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Morgan Tellier[1] |
| Area 1 | 49.22 km2 (19.00 sq mi) |
| Population | 5,685 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 82134 /82800 |
| Elevation | 79–207 m (259–679 ft) (avg. 103 m or 338 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,409 | — |
| 1975 | 2,589 | +1.03% |
| 1982 | 2,871 | +1.49% |
| 1990 | 3,326 | +1.86% |
| 1999 | 3,487 | +0.53% |
| 2007 | 4,655 | +3.68% |
| 2012 | 5,343 | +2.80% |
| 2017 | 5,628 | +1.04% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
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