Plaisance-du-Touch (, literally ''Plaisance of the
Touch
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''; oc, Plasença de Toish,
Gascon: ''Plasença deu Toish'') is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country' ...
department, southwestern
France
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. It has a fine church with a notable organ by the Toulouse builder Puget.
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Plaisançois and Plaisançoises.
Geography
The commune is traversed by the river
Touch
In physiology, the somatosensory system is the network of neural structures in the brain and body that produce the perception of touch ( haptic perception), as well as temperature ( thermoception), body position (proprioception), and pain. It ...
.
International relations
Plaisance-du-Touch is twinned with:
*
Lingfield,
United Kingdom
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*
Carnate,
Italy
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*
Utebo
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,
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
See also
*
Communes of the Haute-Garonne department
References
External links
Professionals of Plaisance du Touch
Communes of Haute-Garonne
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