Antichan-de-Frontignes

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
A general view of Antichan-de-Frontignes
Location of Antichan-de-Frontignes
Antichan-de-Frontignes is located in France
Antichan-de-Frontignes
Antichan-de-Frontignes
Antichan-de-Frontignes is located in Occitanie
Antichan-de-Frontignes
Antichan-de-Frontignes
Coordinates: 42°58′27″N 0°39′58″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHaute-Garonne
ArrondissementSaint-Gaudens
CantonBagnères-de-Luchon
IntercommunalityPyrénées Haut Garonnaises
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bernard Dumail[1]
Area
1
4.27 km2 (1.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
188
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
31009 /31510
Elevation533–1,655 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.

Geography
Entry to Antichan-de-Frontignes

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

List of Successive Mayors[4]

FromToName
20012026Bernard Dumail

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Antichanais or Antichanaises in French.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 241—    
1800 250+0.53%
1806 242−0.54%
1821 288+1.17%
1831 349+1.94%
1836 336−0.76%
1841 335−0.06%
1846 330−0.30%
1851 333+0.18%
1856 320−0.79%
1861 318−0.13%
1866 364+2.74%
1872 309−2.69%
1876 324+1.19%
1881 293−1.99%
1886 286−0.48%
1891 281−0.35%
1896 274−0.50%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 258−1.20%
1906 282+1.79%
1911 262−1.46%
1921 241−0.83%
1926 238−0.25%
1931 244+0.50%
1936 240−0.33%
1946 112−7.34%
1954 103−1.04%
1962 96−0.88%
1968 92−0.71%
1975 71−3.63%
1982 75+0.79%
1990 73−0.34%
1999 84+1.57%
2007 82−0.30%
2012 91+2.10%
2017 157+11.52%
Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7]
The Town Hall and School
A Street in Antichan-de-Frontignes
Antichan-de-Frontignes War Memorial

Sites and monuments
The Church of Notre Dame of the Assumption
  • 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

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Google Maps
  4. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. Le nom des habitants du 31 - Haute-Garonne, habitants.fr
  6. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Antichan-de-Frontignes, EHESS (in French).
  7. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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