Saiguède (; oc, Següeda) 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 in southwestern
France
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, near the small town of
Saint-Lys, and approximately 30 km west of
Toulouse
Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Pa ...
.
Geography
The commune is bordered by five other communes:
Bonrepos-sur-Aussonnelle
Bonrepos-sur-Aussonnelle is a commune of the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and ...
to the north,
Fontenilles
Fontenilles (; oc, Fontanilhas) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas re ...
to the northeast,
Saint-Lys to the east,
Sainte-Foy-de-Peyrolières to the south, and finally by
Saint-Thomas to the west.
Features
Saiguède has a central public area, featuring a small school, teaching ages up to 11 years,
a
pétanque
Pétanque (, ; oc, petanca, , also or ) is a sport that falls into the category of boules sports, along with raffa, bocce, boule lyonnaise, lawn bowls, and crown green bowling. In all of these sports, players or teams play their boules/balls ...
square, and a small sports court. There is also a
pavilion
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* It may be a subsidiary building that is either positioned separately or as an attachment to a main building. Often it is associated with pleasure. In palaces and traditional mansions of Asia ...
(''kiosque'').
Population
The inhabitants of Saiguède are known as Saiguediens.
See also
*
Communes of the Haute-Garonne department
References
Communes of Haute-Garonne
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